Q: Percentages

[Geoff]

Hi

Can anybody help me with a puzzling thing I've encountered with formating
with percentages. If I have

x = 123

and then use format this with "P" (using the String.Format technique) I get

12300%

not the intended

123%

Can anybody tell me what I've misunderstood?

Thanks in advance

Geoff

[Kerry Moorman]

Geoff,

When formatting a value as a percent, a value in the form 1.23 is formatted
as 123.00%.

You could divide your value by 100 before formatting it to get the result
you are looking for.

Kerry Moorman

"Geoff" wrote:

Hi

Can anybody help me with a puzzling thing I've encountered with formating
with percentages. If I have

x = 123

and then use format this with "P" (using the String.Format technique) I get

12300%

not the intended

123%

Can anybody tell me what I've misunderstood?

Thanks in advance

Geoff

[Cerebrus99]

Well, the description for the "P" numeric format specification does say :
"Displays number multiplied by 100 with a percent sign (%) appended to the
right; always display two digits to the right of the decimal separator."

So, I guess you should divide your value by 100 first, and then use the
Format function.

Dim x As Single = 1.23
Console.WriteLine(Format(x, "Percent"))

There is something to note, here:
Somehow, whenever I try the abbreviated "p" or "P", it never works for me. I
will get "p" as output. But when I enter the whole name "Percent", then it
works. Wonder why this happens !

Regards,
Cerebrus.

[Kerry Moorman]

Cerebrus99,

It is confusing because the various options available for displaying a value
as a percent are subtly different.

For example, here are 3 different options, using ToString, String.Format and
VB's Format function:

Dim value As Single = 1.23

MsgBox(value.ToString("P"))
MsgBox(String.Format("{0:P}", value))
MsgBox(Format(value, "P"))

Kerry Moorman
"Cerebrus99" wrote:

Well, the description for the "P" numeric format specification does say :
"Displays number multiplied by 100 with a percent sign (%) appended to the
right; always display two digits to the right of the decimal separator."

So, I guess you should divide your value by 100 first, and then use the
Format function.

Dim x As Single = 1.23
Console.WriteLine(Format(x, "Percent"))

There is something to note, here:
Somehow, whenever I try the abbreviated "p" or "P", it never works for me. I
will get "p" as output. But when I enter the whole name "Percent", then it
works. Wonder why this happens !

Regards,
Cerebrus.

[Geoff]

Thanks Guys. I'll divide by 100.
"Kerry Moorman" <Ke**********@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:69**********************************@microsof t.com...

Cerebrus99,

It is confusing because the various options available for displaying a
value
as a percent are subtly different.

For example, here are 3 different options, using ToString, String.Format
and
VB's Format function:

Dim value As Single = 1.23

MsgBox(value.ToString("P"))
MsgBox(String.Format("{0:P}", value))
MsgBox(Format(value, "P"))

Kerry Moorman
"Cerebrus99" wrote:

Well, the description for the "P" numeric format specification does say :
"Displays number multiplied by 100 with a percent sign (%) appended to
the
right; always display two digits to the right of the decimal separator."

So, I guess you should divide your value by 100 first, and then use the
Format function.

Dim x As Single = 1.23
Console.WriteLine(Format(x, "Percent"))

There is something to note, here:
Somehow, whenever I try the abbreviated "p" or "P", it never works for
me. I
will get "p" as output. But when I enter the whole name "Percent", then
it
works. Wonder why this happens !

Regards,
Cerebrus.

[Cerebrus99]

Hi Kerry,

I understand that ToString(), String.Format(), and Format are subtly
different. But are the Format specifications, "p", "P" and "Percent"
different too ? Because, as I mentioned, Format(value, "P") doesn't work for
me.

Regards,

Cerebrus.

"Kerry Moorman" <Ke**********@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:69**********************************@microsof t.com...

Cerebrus99,

It is confusing because the various options available for displaying a
value
as a percent are subtly different.

For example, here are 3 different options, using ToString, String.Format
and
VB's Format function:

Dim value As Single = 1.23

MsgBox(value.ToString("P"))
MsgBox(String.Format("{0:P}", value))
MsgBox(Format(value, "P"))

Kerry Moorman
"Cerebrus99" wrote:

Well, the description for the "P" numeric format specification does say : "Displays number multiplied by 100 with a percent sign (%) appended to
the
right; always display two digits to the right of the decimal separator."
So, I guess you should divide your value by 100 first, and then use the
Format function.

Dim x As Single = 1.23
Console.WriteLine(Format(x, "Percent"))

There is something to note, here:
Somehow, whenever I try the abbreviated "p" or "P", it never works for
me. I
will get "p" as output. But when I enter the whole name "Percent", then
it
works. Wonder why this happens !

Regards,
Cerebrus.

[Kerry Moorman]

Cerebrus,

For me, "P" and "p" work for ToSring, String.Format and VB's Format function.

"Percent" does not work for ToString and String.Format, but it does work for
VB's Format function.

Example:

Dim value As Single = 1.23

MsgBox(value.ToString("P"))
MsgBox(String.Format("{0:P}", value))
MsgBox(Format(value, "P"))

MsgBox(value.ToString("p"))
MsgBox(String.Format("{0:p}", value))
MsgBox(Format(value, "p"))

MsgBox(value.ToString("Percent")) '<---- does not work
MsgBox(String.Format("{0:Percent}", value)) '<---- does not work
MsgBox(Format(value, "Percent"))

Kerry Moorman
"Cerebrus99" wrote:

Hi Kerry,

I understand that ToString(), String.Format(), and Format are subtly
different. But are the Format specifications, "p", "P" and "Percent"
different too ? Because, as I mentioned, Format(value, "P") doesn't work for
me.

Regards,

Cerebrus.

"Kerry Moorman" <Ke**********@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:69**********************************@microsof t.com...

Cerebrus99,

It is confusing because the various options available for displaying a
value
as a percent are subtly different.

For example, here are 3 different options, using ToString, String.Format
and
VB's Format function:

Dim value As Single = 1.23

MsgBox(value.ToString("P"))
MsgBox(String.Format("{0:P}", value))
MsgBox(Format(value, "P"))

Kerry Moorman
"Cerebrus99" wrote:

> Well, the description for the "P" numeric format specification does say :> "Displays number multiplied by 100 with a percent sign (%) appended to
> the
> right; always display two digits to the right of the decimal separator.">
> So, I guess you should divide your value by 100 first, and then use the
> Format function.
>
> Dim x As Single = 1.23
> Console.WriteLine(Format(x, "Percent"))
>
> There is something to note, here:
> Somehow, whenever I try the abbreviated "p" or "P", it never works for
> me. I
> will get "p" as output. But when I enter the whole name "Percent", then
> it
> works. Wonder why this happens !
>
> Regards,
> Cerebrus.
>
>
>

[Cerebrus99]

Ah! I tried out all those combinations and our results match ! I must've
been doing something wrong.

Thanks a lot, Kerry.

Regards,
Cerebrus.