Standard Numeric Format Strings

Using Standard Numeric Format Strings

<!--[if !supportLists]--> <!--[endif]-->A standard numeric format string can be used to define the formatting of a numeric value in one of two ways:

<!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->It can be passed to an overload of the ToString method that has a format parameter. The following example formats a numeric value as a currency string in the current (in this case, the en-US) culture.

Visual Basic

Dim value As Decimal = 123.456d

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("C2"))         

' Displays $123.46

C#

decimal value = 123.456m;

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("C2"));

// Displays $123.46

<!--[if !supportLists]-->· <!--[endif]-->It can be supplied as the formatString parameter in a format item used with such methods as String..::.Format, Console..::.WriteLine, and StringBuilder..::.AppendFormat. For more information, see Composite Formatting. The following example uses a format item to insert a currency value in a string.

Visual Basic

Dim value As Decimal = 123.456d

Console.WriteLine("Your account balance is {0:C2}.", value)

' Displays "Your account balance is $123.46."

C#

decimal value = 123.456m;

Console.WriteLine("Your account balance is {0:C2}.", value);

// Displays "Your account balance is $123.46."

The following sections provide detailed information about each of the standard numeric format strings.

<!--[if gte vml 1]> <![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--> The Currency (“C”) Format Specifier

The “C” (or currency) format specifier converts a number to a string that represents a currency amount. The precision specifier indicates the desired number of decimal places in the result string. If the precision specifier is omitted, the default precision is defined by the NumberFormatInfo..::.CurrencyDecimalDigits property.
The result string is affected by the formatting information of the current NumberFormatInfo object. The following table lists the NumberFormatInfo properties that control the formatting of the returned string.

NumberFormatInfo property	Description
CurrencyPositivePattern	Defines the placement of the currency symbol for positive values.
CurrencyNegativePattern	Defines the placement of the currency symbol for negative values, and specifies whether the negative sign is represented by parentheses or the NegativeSign property.
NegativeSign	Defines the negative sign used if CurrencyNegativePattern indicates that parentheses are not used.
CurrencySymbol	Defines the currency symbol.
CurrencyDecimalDigits	Defines the default number of decimal digits in a currency value. This value can be overridden by using the precision specifier.
CurrencyDecimalSeparator	Defines the string that separates integral and decimal digits.
CurrencyGroupSeparator	Defines the string that separates groups of integral numbers.
CurrencyGroupSizes	Defines the number of integer digits that appear in a group.

The following example formats a Double value with the currency format specifier.

Visual Basic

Dim value As Double = 12345.6789

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("C", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))

' Displays ¤12,345.68 

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("C3", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))

' Displays ¤12,345.679

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("C3", _

                  CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("en-US")))

' Displays $12,345.679

C#

double value = 12345.6789;

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("C", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));

// Displays ¤12,345.68 

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("C3", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));

// Displays ¤12,345.679

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("C3",

                  CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("en-US")));

// Displays $12,345.679

<!--[if gte vml 1]> <![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--> The Decimal (“D”) Format Specifier

The “D” (or decimal) format specifier converts a number to a string of decimal digits (0-9), prefixed by a minus sign if the number is negative. This format is supported only for integral types.
The precision specifier indicates the minimum number of digits desired in the resulting string. If required, the number is padded with zeros to its left to produce the number of digits given by the precision specifier. If no precision specifier is specified, the default is the minimum value required to represent the integer without leading zeros.
The result string is affected by the formatting information of the current NumberFormatInfo object. As the following table shows, a single property affects the formatting of the result string.

NumberFormatInfo property	Description
NegativeSign	Defines the string that indicates that a number is negative.

The following example formats an Int32 value with the decimal format specifier.

Visual Basic

Dim value As Integer

value = 12345

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("D"))

' Displays 12345   

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("D8"))

' Displays 00012345

value = -12345

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("D"))

' Displays -12345

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("D8"))

' Displays -00012345

C#

int value;

value = 12345;

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("D"));

// Displays 12345

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("D8"));

// Displays 00012345

value = -12345;

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("D"));

// Displays -12345

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("D8"));

// Displays -00012345

<!--[if gte vml 1]> <![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--> The Exponential (“E”) Format Specifier :

The exponential (“E”) format specifier converts a number to a string of the form “-d.ddd…E+ddd” or “-d.ddd…e+ddd”, where each “d” indicates a digit (0-9). The string starts with a minus sign if the number is negative. One digit always precedes the decimal point.
The precision specifier indicates the desired number of digits after the decimal point. If the precision specifier is omitted, a default of six digits after the decimal point is used.
The case of the format specifier indicates whether to prefix the exponent with an “E” or an “e”. The exponent always consists of a plus or minus sign and a minimum of three digits. The exponent is padded with zeros to meet this minimum, if required.
The result string is affected by the formatting information of the current NumberFormatInfo object. The following table lists the NumberFormatInfo properties that control the formatting of the returned string.

NumberFormatInfo property	Description
NegativeSign	Defines the string that indicates that a number is negative for both the coefficient and exponent.
NumberDecimalSeparator	Defines the string that separates the integral digit from decimal digits in the coefficient.
PositiveSign	Defines the string that indicates that an exponent is positive.

The following example formats a Double value with the exponential format specifier.

Visual Basic

Dim value As Double = 12345.6789

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("E", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))

' Displays 1.234568E+004

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("E10", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))

' Displays 1.2345678900E+004

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("e4", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))

' Displays 1.2346e+004

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("E", _

                  CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("fr-FR")))

' Displays 1,234568E+004

C#

double value = 12345.6789;

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("E", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));

// Displays 1.234568E+004

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("E10", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));

// Displays 1.2345678900E+004

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("e4", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));

// Displays 1.2346e+004

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("E",

                  CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("fr-FR")));

// Displays 1,234568E+004

<!--[if gte vml 1]> <![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--> The Fixed-Point (“F”) Format Specifier

The fixed-point (“F) format specifier converts a number to a string of the form “-ddd.ddd…” where each “d” indicates a digit (0-9). The string starts with a minus sign if the number is negative.
The precision specifier indicates the desired number of decimal places. If the precision specifier is omitted, the current NumberFormatInfo..::.NumberDecimalDigits property supplies the numeric precision.
The result string is affected by the formatting information of the current NumberFormatInfo object. The following table lists the properties of the NumberFormatInfo object that control the formatting of the result string.

NumberFormatInfo property	Description
NegativeSign	Defines the string that indicates that a number is negative.
NumberDecimalSeparator	Defines the string that separates integral digits from decimal digits.
NumberDecimalDigits	Defines the default number of decimal digits. This value can be overridden by using the precision specifier.

The following example formats a Double and an Int32 value with the fixed-point format specifier.

Visual Basic

Dim integerNumber As Integer

integerNumber = 17843

Console.WriteLine(integerNumber.ToString("F", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))

' Displays 17843.00

integerNumber = -29541

Console.WriteLine(integerNumber.ToString("F3", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))

' Displays -29541.000

Dim doubleNumber As Double

doubleNumber = 18934.1879

Console.WriteLine(doubleNumber.ToString("F", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))

' Displays 18934.19

Console.WriteLine(doubleNumber.ToString("F0", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))

' Displays 18934

doubleNumber = -1898300.1987

Console.WriteLine(doubleNumber.ToString("F1", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))  

' Displays -1898300.2

Console.WriteLine(doubleNumber.ToString("F3", _

                  CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("es-ES")))

' Displays -1898300,199                        

C#

int integerNumber;

integerNumber = 17843;

Console.WriteLine(integerNumber.ToString("F",

                  CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));

// Displays 17843.00

integerNumber = -29541;

Console.WriteLine(integerNumber.ToString("F3",

                  CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));

// Displays -29541.000

double doubleNumber;

doubleNumber = 18934.1879;

Console.WriteLine(doubleNumber.ToString("F", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));

// Displays 18934.19

Console.WriteLine(doubleNumber.ToString("F0", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));

// Displays 18934

doubleNumber = -1898300.1987;

Console.WriteLine(doubleNumber.ToString("F1", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));  

// Displays -1898300.2

Console.WriteLine(doubleNumber.ToString("F3",

                  CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("es-ES")));

// Displays -1898300,199                        

<!--[if gte vml 1]> <![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--> The General (“G”) Format Specifier

The general (“G”) format specifier converts a number to the most compact of either fixed-point or scientific notation, depending on the type of the number and whether a precision specifier is present. The precision specifier defines the maximum number of significant digits that can appear in the result string. If the precision specifier is omitted or zero, the type of the number determines the default precision, as indicated in the following table.

Numeric type	Default precision
Byte or SByte	3 digits
Int16 or UInt16	5 digits
Int32 or UInt32	10 digits
Int64	19 digits
UInt64	20 digits
BigInteger	29 digits
Single	7 digits
Double	15 digits
Decimal	29 digits

Fixed-point notation is used if the exponent that would result from expressing the number in scientific notation is greater than -5 and less than the precision specifier; otherwise, scientific notation is used. The result contains a decimal point if required, and trailing zeros are omitted. If the precision specifier is present and the number of significant digits in the result exceeds the specified precision, the excess trailing digits are removed by rounding.
However, if the number is a Decimal and the precision specifier is omitted, fixed-point notation is always used and trailing zeros are preserved.
If scientific notation is used, the exponent in the result is prefixed with “E” if the format specifier is “G”, or “e” if the format specifier is “g”. The exponent contains a minimum of two digits. This differs from the format for scientific notation that is produced by the exponential format specifier, which includes a minimum of three digits in the exponent.
The result string is affected by the formatting information of the current NumberFormatInfo object. The following table lists the NumberFormatInfo properties that control the formatting of the result string.

NumberFormatInfo property	Description
NegativeSign	Defines the string that indicates that a number is negative.
NumberDecimalSeparator	Defines the string that separates integral digits from decimal digits.
NumberDecimalDigits	Defines the default number of decimal digits. This value can be overridden by using the precision specifier.
PositiveSign	Defines the string that indicates that an exponent is positive.

The following example formats assorted floating-point values with the general format specifier.

Visual Basic

Dim number As Double

number = 12345.6789      

Console.WriteLine(number.ToString("G", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))

' Displays  12345.6789

Console.WriteLine(number.ToString("G", _

                  CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("fr-FR")))

' Displays 12345,6789

Console.WriteLine(number.ToString("G7", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))

' Displays 12345.68 

number = .0000023

Console.WriteLine(number.ToString("G", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))

' Displays 2.3E-06       

Console.WriteLine(number.ToString("G", _

                  CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("fr-FR")))

' Displays 2,3E-06

number = .0023

Console.WriteLine(number.ToString("G", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))

' Displays 0.0023

number = 1234

Console.WriteLine(number.ToString("G2", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))

' Displays 1.2E+03

number = Math.Pi

Console.WriteLine(number.ToString("G5", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))

' Displays 3.1416    

C#

double number;

number = 12345.6789;      

Console.WriteLine(number.ToString("G", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));

// Displays  12345.6789

Console.WriteLine(number.ToString("G",

                  CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("fr-FR")));

// Displays 12345,6789

Console.WriteLine(number.ToString("G7", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));

// Displays 12345.68 

number = .0000023;

Console.WriteLine(number.ToString("G", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));

// Displays 2.3E-06       

Console.WriteLine(number.ToString("G",

                  CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("fr-FR")));

// Displays 2,3E-06

number = .0023;

Console.WriteLine(number.ToString("G", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));

// Displays 0.0023

number = 1234;

Console.WriteLine(number.ToString("G2", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));

// Displays 1.2E+03

number = Math.PI;

Console.WriteLine(number.ToString("G5", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));

// Displays 3.1416    

<!--[if gte vml 1]> <![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--> The Numeric (“N”) Format Specifier

The numeric (“N”) format specifier converts a number to a string of the form “-d,ddd,ddd.ddd…”, where “-” indicates a negative number symbol if required, “d” indicates a digit (0-9), “,” indicates a group separator, and “.” indicates a decimal point symbol.
The result string is affected by the formatting information of the current NumberFormatInfo object. The following table lists the NumberFormatInfo properties that control the formatting of the result string.

NumberFormatInfo property	Description
NegativeSign	Defines the string that indicates that a number is negative.
NumberNegativePattern	Defines the format of negative values, and specifies whether the negative sign is represented by parentheses or the NegativeSign property.
NumberGroupSizes	Defines the number of integral digits that appear between group separators.
NumberGroupSeparator	Defines the string that separates groups of integral numbers.
NumberDecimalSeparator	Defines the string that separates integral and decimal digits.
NumberDecimalDigits	Defines the default number of decimal digits. This value can be overridden by using a precision specifier.

The following example formats assorted floating-point values with the number format specifier.

Visual Basic

Dim dblValue As Double = -12445.6789

Console.WriteLine(dblValue.ToString("N", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))

' Displays -12,445.68

Console.WriteLine(dblValue.ToString("N1", _

                  CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("sv-SE")))

' Displays -12 445,7

Dim intValue As Integer = 123456789

Console.WriteLine(intValue.ToString("N1", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))

' Displays 123,456,789.0 

C#

double dblValue = -12445.6789;

Console.WriteLine(dblValue.ToString("N", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));

// Displays -12,445.68

Console.WriteLine(dblValue.ToString("N1",

                  CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("sv-SE")));

// Displays -12 445,7

int intValue = 123456789;

Console.WriteLine(intValue.ToString("N1", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));

// Displays 123,456,789.0 

<!--[if gte vml 1]> <![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--> The Percent (“P”) Format Specifier

The percent (“P”) format specifier multiplies a number by 100 and converts it to a string that represents a percentage. The precision specifier indicates the desired number of decimal places. If the precision specifier is omitted, the default numeric precision supplied by the current PercentDecimalDigits property is used.
The following table lists the NumberFormatInfo properties that control the formatting of the returned string.

NumberFormatInfo property	Description
PercentPositivePattern	Defines the placement of the percent symbol for positive values.
PercentNegativePattern	Defines the placement of the percent symbol and the negative symbol for negative values.
NegativeSign	Defines the string that indicates that a number is negative.
PercentSymbol	Defines the percent symbol.
PercentDecimalDigits	Defines the default number of decimal digits in a percentage value. This value can be overridden by using the precision specifier.
PercentDecimalSeparator	Defines the string that separates integral and decimal digits.
PercentGroupSeparator	Defines the string that separates groups of integral numbers.
PercentGroupSizes	Defines the number of integer digits that appear in a group.

The following example formats floating-point values with the percent format specifier.

Visual Basic

Dim number As Double = .2468013

Console.WriteLine(number.ToString("P", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))

' Displays 24.68 %

Console.WriteLine(number.ToString("P", _

                  CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("hr-HR")))

' Displays 24,68%     

Console.WriteLine(number.ToString("P1", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture))

' Displays 24.7 %

C#

double number = .2468013;

Console.WriteLine(number.ToString("P", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));

// Displays 24.68 %

Console.WriteLine(number.ToString("P",

                  CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("hr-HR")));

// Displays 24,68%     

Console.WriteLine(number.ToString("P1", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));

// Displays 24.7 %

<!--[if gte vml 1]> <![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--> The Round-trip (“R”) Format Specifier

The round-trip (“R”) format specifier guarantees that a numeric value that is converted to a string will be parsed back into the same numeric value. This format is supported only for the Single, Double, and BigInteger types.
When a BigInteger value is formatted using this specifier, its string representation contains all the significant digits in the BigInteger value. When a Single or Double value is formatted using this specifier, it is first tested using the general format, with 15 digits of precision for a Double and 7 digits of precision for a Single. If the value is successfully parsed back to the same numeric value, it is formatted using the general format specifier. If the value is not successfully parsed back to the same numeric value, it is formatted using 17 digits of precision for a Double and 9 digits of precision for a Single.
Although you can include a precision specifier, it is ignored. Round trips are given precedence over precision when using this specifier.
The result string is affected by the formatting information of the current NumberFormatInfo object. The following table lists the NumberFormatInfo properties that control the formatting of the result string.

NumberFormatInfo property	Description
NegativeSign	Defines the string that indicates that a number is negative.
NumberDecimalSeparator	Defines the string that separates integral digits from decimal digits.
PositiveSign	Defines the string that indicates that an exponent is positive.

The following example formats Double values with the round-trip format specifier.

Visual Basic

Dim value As Double

value = Math.Pi

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("r"))

' Displays 3.1415926535897931

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("r", _

                  CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("fr-FR")))

' Displays 3,1415926535897931

value = 1.623e-21

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("r"))

' Displays 1.623E-21

C#

double value;

value = Math.PI;

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("r"));

// Displays 3.1415926535897931

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("r",

                  CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("fr-FR")));

// Displays 3,1415926535897931

value = 1.623e-21;

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("r"));

// Displays 1.623E-21

<!--[if gte vml 1]> <![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--> The Hexadecimal (“X”) Format Specifier

The hexadecimal (“X”) format specifier converts a number to a string of hexadecimal digits. The case of the format specifier indicates whether to use uppercase or lowercase characters for hexadecimal digits that are greater than 9. For example, use “X” to produce “ABCDEF”, and “x” to produce “abcdef”. This format is supported only for integral types.
The precision specifier indicates the minimum number of digits desired in the resulting string. If required, the number is padded with zeros to its left to produce the number of digits given by the precision specifier.
The result string is not affected by the formatting information of the current NumberFormatInfo object.
The following example formats [T:System.][Int32] values with the hexadecimal format specifier.

Visual Basic

Dim value As Integer

value = &h2045e

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("x"))

' Displays 2045e

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("X"))

' Displays 2045E

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("X8"))

' Displays 0002045E

value = 123456789

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("X"))

' Displays 75BCD15

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("X2"))

' Displays 75BCD15

C#

int value;

value = 0x2045e;

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("x"));

// Displays 2045e

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("X"));

// Displays 2045E

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("X8"));

// Displays 0002045E

value = 123456789;

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("X"));

// Displays 75BCD15

Console.WriteLine(value.ToString("X2"));

// Displays 75BCD15

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Control Panel Settings

The settings in the Regional and Language Options item in Control Panel influence the result string produced by a formatting operation. Those settings are used to initialize the NumberFormatInfo object associated with the current thread culture, which provides values used to govern formatting. Computers that use different settings generate different result strings.
In addition, if the CultureInfo..::.CultureInfo(String) constructor is used to instantiate a new CultureInfo object that represents the same culture as the current system culture, any customizations established by the Regional and Language Options item in Control Panel will be applied to the new CultureInfo object. You can use the CultureInfo..::.CreateSpecificCulture method to create a CultureInfo that does not reflect a system’s customizations.

NumberFormatInfo Properties

Formatting is influenced by the properties of the current NumberFormatInfo object, which is provided implicitly by the current thread culture or explicitly by the IFormatProvider parameter of the method that invokes formatting. Specify a NumberFormatInfo or CultureInfo object for that parameter.

Integral and Floating-Point Numeric Types

Some descriptions of standard numeric format specifiers refer to integral or floating-point numeric types. The integral numeric types are Byte, SByte, Int16, Int32, Int64, UInt16, UInt32, UInt64, and BigInteger. The floating-point numeric types are Decimal, Single, and Double.

Floating-Point Infinities and NaN

Regardless of the format string, if the value of a Single or Double floating-point type is positive infinity, negative infinity, or not a number (NaN), the formatted string is the value of the respective PositiveInfinitySymbol, NegativeInfinitySymbol, or NaNSymbol property that is specified by the currently applicable NumberFormatInfo object.

<!--[if gte vml 1]> <![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]--> Example

The following example formats an integral and a floating-point numeric value using the en-US culture and all the standard numeric format specifiers. This example uses two particular numeric types (Double and Int32), but would yield similar results for any of the other numeric base types (Byte, SByte, Int16, Int32, Int64, UInt16, UInt32, UInt64, BigInteger, Decimal, and Single).

Visual Basic

Option Strict On

Imports System.Globalization

Imports System.Threading

Module NumericFormats

   Public Sub Main()

      ' Display string representations of numbers for en-us culture

      Dim ci As New CultureInfo("en-us")

      ' Output floating point values

      Dim floating As Double = 10761.937554

      Console.WriteLine("C: {0}", _

              floating.ToString("C", ci))           ' Displays "C: $10,761.94"

      Console.WriteLine("E: {0}", _

              floating.ToString("E03", ci))         ' Displays "E: 1.076E+004"

      Console.WriteLine("F: {0}", _

              floating.ToString("F04", ci))         ' Displays "F: 10761.9376"         

      Console.WriteLine("G: {0}", _

              floating.ToString("G", ci))           ' Displays "G: 10761.937554"

      Console.WriteLine("N: {0}", _

              floating.ToString("N03", ci))         ' Displays "N: 10,761.938"

      Console.WriteLine("P: {0}", _

              (floating/10000).ToString("P02", ci)) ' Displays "P: 107.62 %"

      Console.WriteLine("R: {0}", _

              floating.ToString("R", ci))           ' Displays "R: 10761.937554"            

      Console.WriteLine()

      ' Output integral values

      Dim integral As Integer = 8395

      Console.WriteLine("C: {0}", _

              integral.ToString("C", ci))           ' Displays "C: $8,395.00"

      Console.WriteLine("D: {0}", _

              integral.ToString("D6"))              ' Displays D: 008395""

      Console.WriteLine("E: {0}", _

              integral.ToString("E03", ci))         ' Displays "E: 8.395E+003"

      Console.WriteLine("F: {0}", _

              integral.ToString("F01", ci))         ' Displays "F: 8395.0"    

      Console.WriteLine("G: {0}", _

              integral.ToString("G", ci))           ' Displays "G: 8395"

      Console.WriteLine("N: {0}", _

              integral.ToString("N01", ci))         ' Displays "N: 8,395.0"

      Console.WriteLine("P: {0}", _

              (integral/10000).ToString("P02", ci)) ' Displays "P: 83.95 %"

      Console.WriteLine("X: 0x{0}", _

              integral.ToString("X", ci))           ' Displays "X: 0x20CB"

      Console.WriteLine()

   End Sub

End Module

C#

using System;

using System.Globalization;

using System.Threading;

public class NumericFormats

{

   public static void Main()

   {

      // Display string representations of numbers for en-us culture

      CultureInfo ci = new CultureInfo("en-us");

      // Output floating point values

      double floating = 10761.937554;

      Console.WriteLine("C: {0}",

              floating.ToString("C", ci));           // Displays "C: $10,761.94"

      Console.WriteLine("E: {0}",

              floating.ToString("E03", ci));         // Displays "E: 1.076E+004"

      Console.WriteLine("F: {0}",

              floating.ToString("F04", ci));         // Displays "F: 10761.9376"         

      Console.WriteLine("G: {0}",  

              floating.ToString("G", ci));           // Displays "G: 10761.937554"

      Console.WriteLine("N: {0}",

              floating.ToString("N03", ci));         // Displays "N: 10,761.938"

      Console.WriteLine("P: {0}",

              (floating/10000).ToString("P02", ci)); // Displays "P: 107.62 %"

      Console.WriteLine("R: {0}",

              floating.ToString("R", ci));           // Displays "R: 10761.937554"            

      Console.WriteLine();

      // Output integral values

      int integral = 8395;

      Console.WriteLine("C: {0}",

              integral.ToString("C", ci));           // Displays "C: $8,395.00"

      Console.WriteLine("D: {0}",

              integral.ToString("D6", ci));          // Displays D: 008395""

      Console.WriteLine("E: {0}",

              integral.ToString("E03", ci));         // Displays "E: 8.395E+003"

      Console.WriteLine("F: {0}",

              integral.ToString("F01", ci));         // Displays "F: 8395.0"    

      Console.WriteLine("G: {0}",  

              integral.ToString("G", ci));           // Displays "G: 8395"

      Console.WriteLine("N: {0}",

              integral.ToString("N01", ci));         // Displays "N: 8,395.0"

      Console.WriteLine("P: {0}",

              (integral/10000).ToString("P02", ci)); // Displays "P: 83.95 %"

      Console.WriteLine("X: 0x{0}",

              integral.ToString("X", ci));           // Displays "X: 0x20CB"

      Console.WriteLine();

   }

}