using System; class FormattingNumbers { static void Main() { decimal theDecNumber = 12345.678m; //the "m" creates a literal of type decimal from a double //Using the ToString Method //the number in the format string is the precision specifier Console.WriteLine("No formatting: " + theDecNumber.ToString()); Console.WriteLine("Currency formatting: " + theDecNumber.ToString("C")); Console.WriteLine("Exponential formatting: " + theDecNumber.ToString("E")); Console.WriteLine("Fixed-point formatting: " + theDecNumber.ToString("F2")); Console.WriteLine("General formatting: " + theDecNumber.ToString("G")); Console.WriteLine("Number formatting to 2 decimal places: " + theDecNumber.ToString("N2")); Console.WriteLine("Number formatting to 3 decimal places: " + theDecNumber.ToString("N3")); Console.WriteLine("Number formatting to 4 decimal places: " + theDecNumber.ToString("N4")); Console.WriteLine("Percent formatting: " + theDecNumber.ToString("P0")); int theIntNumber = 123456; Console.WriteLine("Hexidecimal formatting (for integers): {0} = {1}", theIntNumber, theIntNumber.ToString("X")); double theDblNumber = 1234567890; Console.WriteLine("Custom formatting: {0} to US telephone {1}", theDblNumber, theDblNumber.ToString( "(###) ### - ####" )); //Keep console open if not run through command prompt Console.Write("\nPress Enter to Continue"); Console.ReadLine(); } } |