Convert Formatted Double Into String

[Derek Hart]

I have a double stored in a DataTable: dt.Rows(i)(MergeFieldName)

I want to format this and store it into a string.

I have formatting stored in a database, such as "$#,##0.00"

How do I use this formatting, apply it to dt.Rows(i)(MergeFieldName), which
is a double, and then store it in a string?

So if the value of dt.Rows(i)(MergeFieldName) is 14,122.05. I would get
$14,122.05.

Derek

[Armin Zingler]

"Derek Hart" <de********@yahoo.comschrieb

I have a double stored in a DataTable: dt.Rows(i)(MergeFieldName)

I want to format this and store it into a string.

I have formatting stored in a database, such as "$#,##0.00"

How do I use this formatting, apply it to
dt.Rows(i)(MergeFieldName), which is a double, and then store it in
a string?

So if the value of dt.Rows(i)(MergeFieldName) is 14,122.05. I would
get $14,122.05.

What's the format of the format? :) I guess it's one of these:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/427bttx3.aspx

Example:
dim fmt as string = "$#,##0.00"
dim s as string

s = directcast(dt.Rows(i)(MergeFieldName), double).ToString(fmt)
Armin

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As long as the type you're trying to format is a numeric data type the
formatting will work just fine. However, if you're trying to take a string
type that contains numeric data you will need to parse it to the appropriate
type before you can format it.

Example A:
Dim s As String = "1234.44"
s.ToString("$#,##0.00")

Will not work.

Example B:
Dim d As Double = Double.Parse("1234.44")
d.ToString("$#,##0.00")

Will work properly.

"Armin Zingler" wrote:

"Derek Hart" <de********@yahoo.comschrieb

I have a double stored in a DataTable: dt.Rows(i)(MergeFieldName)

I want to format this and store it into a string.

I have formatting stored in a database, such as "$#,##0.00"

How do I use this formatting, apply it to
dt.Rows(i)(MergeFieldName), which is a double, and then store it in
a string?

So if the value of dt.Rows(i)(MergeFieldName) is 14,122.05. I would
get $14,122.05.

What's the format of the format? :) I guess it's one of these:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/427bttx3.aspx

Example:
dim fmt as string = "$#,##0.00"
dim s as string

s = directcast(dt.Rows(i)(MergeFieldName), double).ToString(fmt)
Armin