Decimal.ToString Method (String, IFormatProvider)
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
public final String ToString ( String format, IFormatProvider provider )
public final function ToString ( format : String, provider : IFormatProvider ) : String
Parameters
- format
A format specification.
- provider
An IFormatProvider that supplies culture-specific formatting information.
Return Value
The String representation of the value of this instance as specified by format and provider.If format is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) or an empty string, the return value for this instance is formatted with the general format specifier ("G").
Parameter provider is an IFormatProvider that obtains a NumberFormatInfo. The NumberFormatInfo provides culture-specific format information about this instance. If provider is a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), the return value for this instance is formatted with the NumberFormatInfo for the current culture.
The following code example formats a Decimal number with several overloads of the ToString method.
// Sample for the Decimal::ToString( ) methods. using namespace System; using namespace System::Globalization; using namespace System::Collections; int main() { Decimal nineBillPlus = Convert::ToDecimal( "9876543210.9876543210" ); Console::WriteLine( "This example of\n" " Decimal::ToString( ), \n" " Decimal::ToString( String* ),\n" " Decimal::ToString( IFormatProvider* ), and \n" " Decimal::ToString( String*, IFormatProvider* )\n" "generates the following output when run in the " "[{0}] culture.\nDecimal numbers are formatted " "with various combinations \nof format strings " "and IFormatProvider.", CultureInfo::CurrentCulture->Name ); // Format the number without and with format strings. Console::WriteLine( "\nIFormatProvider is not " "used; the default culture is [{0}]:", CultureInfo::CurrentCulture->Name ); Console::WriteLine( " {0,-30}{1}", "No format string:", nineBillPlus.ToString() ); Console::WriteLine( " {0,-30}{1}", "'N' format string:", nineBillPlus.ToString( "N" ) ); Console::WriteLine( " {0,-30}{1}", "'N5' format string:", nineBillPlus.ToString( "N5" ) ); // Create a CultureInfo object for another culture. Use // [Dutch - The Netherlands] unless the current culture // is Dutch language. In that case use [English - U.S.]. String^ cultureName = CultureInfo::CurrentCulture->Name->Substring( 0, 2 )->Equals( "nl" ) ? (String^)"en-US" : "nl-NL"; CultureInfo^ culture = gcnew CultureInfo( cultureName ); // Use the CultureInfo object for an IFormatProvider. Console::WriteLine( "\nA CultureInfo object " "for [{0}] is used for the IFormatProvider: ", cultureName ); Console::WriteLine( " {0,-30}{1}", "No format string:", nineBillPlus.ToString( culture ) ); Console::WriteLine( " {0,-30}{1}", "'N5' format string:", nineBillPlus.ToString( "N5", culture ) ); // Get the NumberFormatInfo object from CultureInfo, and // then change the digit group size to 4 and the digit // separator to '_'. NumberFormatInfo^ numInfo = culture->NumberFormat; array<Int32>^sizes = {4}; numInfo->NumberGroupSizes = sizes; numInfo->NumberGroupSeparator = "_"; // Use a NumberFormatInfo object for IFormatProvider. Console::WriteLine( "\nA NumberFormatInfo object with digit group " "size = 4 and \ndigit separator " "= '_' is used for the IFormatProvider:" ); Console::WriteLine( " {0,-30}{1}", "'N5' format string:", nineBillPlus.ToString( "N5", culture ) ); } /* This example of Decimal::ToString( ), Decimal::ToString( String* ), Decimal::ToString( IFormatProvider* ), and Decimal::ToString( String*, IFormatProvider* ) generates the following output when run in the [en-US] culture. Decimal numbers are formatted with various combinations of format strings and IFormatProvider. IFormatProvider is not used; the default culture is [en-US]: No format string: 9876543210.9876543210 'N' format string: 9,876,543,210.99 'N5' format string: 9,876,543,210.98765 A CultureInfo object for [nl-NL] is used for the IFormatProvider: No format string: 9876543210,9876543210 'N5' format string: 9.876.543.210,98765 A NumberFormatInfo object with digit group size = 4 and digit separator = '_' is used for the IFormatProvider: 'N5' format string: 98_7654_3210,98765 */
// Example for the Decimal.ToString( ) methods.
import System.*;
import System.Globalization.*;
import Microsoft.VisualBasic.*;
class DecimalToStringDemo
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
System.Decimal nineBillPlus =
System.Convert.ToDecimal(9876543210.9876543210);
Console.WriteLine("This example of\n"
+ " Decimal.ToString( ), \n Decimal.ToString( String ),\n"
+ " Decimal.ToString( IFormatProvider ), and \n"
+ " Decimal.ToString( String, IFormatProvider )\n"
+ "generates the following output when run in the "
+ "[{0}] culture.\nDecimal numbers are formatted "
+ "with various combinations \nof format strings "
+ "and IFormatProvider.", CultureInfo.get_CurrentCulture().get_Name());
// Format the number without and with format strings.
Console.WriteLine("\nIFormatProvider is not "
+ "used; the default culture is [{0}]:",
CultureInfo.get_CurrentCulture().get_Name());
Console.WriteLine(" {0,-30}{1}", "No format string:",
nineBillPlus.ToString());
Console.WriteLine(" {0,-30}{1}", "'N' format string:",
nineBillPlus.ToString("N"));
Console.WriteLine(" {0,-30}{1}", "'N5' format string:",
nineBillPlus.ToString("N5"));
// Create a CultureInfo object for another culture. Use
// [Dutch - The Netherlands] unless the current culture
// is Dutch language. In that case use [English - U.S.].
String cultureName = (CultureInfo.get_CurrentCulture().get_Name().
Substring(0, 2).Equals("nl")) ? "en-US" : "nl-NL";
CultureInfo culture = new CultureInfo(cultureName);
// Use the CultureInfo object for an IFormatProvider.
Console.WriteLine("\nA CultureInfo object "
+ "for [{0}] is used for the IFormatProvider: ", cultureName);
Console.WriteLine(" {0,-30}{1}", "No format string:",
nineBillPlus.ToString(culture));
Console.WriteLine(" {0,-30}{1}", "'N5' format string:",
nineBillPlus.ToString("N5", culture));
// Get the NumberFormatInfo object from CultureInfo, and
// then change the digit group size to 4 and the digit
// separator to '_'.
NumberFormatInfo numInfo = culture.get_NumberFormat();
numInfo.set_NumberGroupSizes(new int[]{4});
numInfo.set_NumberGroupSeparator("_");
// Use a NumberFormatInfo object for IFormatProvider.
Console.WriteLine(("\nA NumberFormatInfo object with digit group "
+ "size = 4 and \ndigit separator "
+ "= '_' is used for the IFormatProvider:"));
Console.WriteLine(" {0,-30}{1}", "'N5' format string:",
nineBillPlus.ToString("N5", culture));
}
}
/*
This example of
Decimal.ToString( ),
Decimal.ToString( String ),
Decimal.ToString( IFormatProvider ), and
Decimal.ToString( String, IFormatProvider )
generates the following output when run in the [en-US] culture.
Decimal numbers are formatted with various combinations
of format strings and IFormatProvider.
IFormatProvider is not used; the default culture is [en-US]:
No format string: 9876543210.98765
'N' format string: 9,876,543,210.99
'N5' format string: 9,876,543,210.98765
A CultureInfo object for [nl-NL] is used for the IFormatProvider:
No format string: 9876543210,98765
'N5' format string: 9.876.543.210,98765
A NumberFormatInfo object with digit group size = 4 and
digit separator = '_' is used for the IFormatProvider:
'N5' format string: 98_7654_3210,98765
*/
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