The following table identifies the predefined numeric format names. These may be used by name as the style argument for the Format function:
Format name | Description |
|---|---|
General Number, G, or g | Displays number with no thousand separator. |
Currency, C, or c | Displays number with thousand separator, if appropriate; displays two digits to the right of the decimal separator. Output is based on system locale settings. |
Fixed, F, or f | Displays at least one digit to the left and two digits to the right of the decimal separator. |
Standard, N, or n | Displays number with thousand separator, at least one digit to the left and two digits to the right of the decimal separator. |
Percent | Displays number multiplied by 100 with a percent sign (%) appended immediately to the right; always displays two digits to the right of the decimal separator. |
P, or p | Displays number with thousandths separator multiplied by 100 with a percent sign (%) appended to the right and separated by a single space; always displays two digits to the right of the decimal separator. |
Scientific | Uses standard scientific notation, providing two significant digits. |
E, or e | Uses standard scientific notation, providing six significant digits. |
D, or d | Displays number as a string that contains the value of the number in Decimal (base 10) format. This option is supported for integral types (Byte, Short, Integer, Long) only. |
X, or x | Displays number as a string that contains the value of the number in Hexadecimal (base 16) format. This option is supported for integral types (Byte, Short, Integer, Long) only. |
Yes/No | Displays No if number is 0; otherwise, displays Yes. |
True/False | Displays False if number is 0; otherwise, displays True. |
On/Off | Displays Off if number is 0; otherwise, displays On. |
The Yes/No, True/False, and On/Off formats are not supported.
Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic
Module: Strings
Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)