custom number formatting

[ChrisB]

Hello:

I was wondering if there might be a more efficient way to handle number
formatting over a range of values:

switch(DecimalPlaces)
{
case 1:
formattedResult = result.ToString(".0");
break;
case 2:
formattedResult = result.ToString(".00");
break;
case 3:
formattedResult = result.ToString(".000");
break;
case 4:
etc.
}

I suppose the format string could be dynamically generated, but is there
possibly a more elegent way to accomplish the same task using .NET
non-custom formatting?

Thanks!
Chris

 

[cody]

return result.ToString("n"+DecimalPlaces);

 

[ChrisB]

return result.ToString("n"+DecimalPlaces);

Your suggested syntax results in a complilation error:
Argument '1': cannot convert from 'string' to 'System.IFormatProvider'

Chris

 

[cody]

What type does your variable "result" have? My proposal should work with
standard types like decimal,double,int..

 

[ChrisB]

My mistake, Cody.

Your solution works well.

Thanks,
Chris