Easy Q: 0.0 --> Output as string?

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Hi all,

I'm trying to output 0.0 as a string ("0.0"). When I go: Math.Round(0.0,
2).ToString() it is outputting as 0.

Any ideas how to get the extra 0 after the decimal point?

Thanks.
 
Hi all,

I'm trying to output 0.0 as a string ("0.0"). When I go: Math.Round(0.0,
2).ToString() it is outputting as 0.

Any ideas how to get the extra 0 after the decimal point?

Thanks.
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Solved it... used Format instead. Format(0.0, "0.0")
 
Spam said:
I'm trying to output 0.0 as a string ("0.0").
When I go: Math.Round(0.0, 2).ToString() it is outputting as 0.
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How about this?

Math.Round(0.0, 2).ToString("0.0")

HTH,
Phill W.
 
Spam Catcher said:
Solved it... used Format instead. Format(0.0, "0.0")
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One thing to be aware of (if not already), you'll get different results from
Format vs Round. "Round" uses bankers rounding (which makes no sense to me
<g>) while Format uses the same method of rounding I learned in math
class... which is, everything >=5 is rounded up.
 
Spam Catcher said:
One thing to be aware of (if not already), you'll get different
results from Format vs Round. "Round" uses bankers rounding (which
makes no sense to me <g>) while Format uses the same method of
rounding I learned in math class... which is, everything >=5 is
rounded up.
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Ken is correct. You can supply an overload to the Round method to force it
to behave the same as the format command. Use the MidpointRounding.AwayFromZero
overload. See my write-up at http://devauthority.com/blogs/jwooley/archive/2006/03/24/806.aspx.

Jim Wooley
http://devauthority.com/blogs/jwooley
 
What is the data type of the value? If it is Decimal for example, you
can use this:

Decimal d = 0.0m;

MessageBox.Show(d.ToString("N1"); //Outputs 0.0
MessageBox.Show(d.ToString("C2"); //Outputs $0.00

It would help to know the context in which the value is used.
 
Oops! Forgot where I was:

Dim d As Decimal = 0.00

MessageBox.Show(d.ToString("N1")) 'Outputs 0.0
MessageBox.Show(d.ToString("C2")) 'Outputs $0.00
 
"Round" uses bankers rounding (which makes no sense to me
<g>) while Format uses the same method of rounding I learned in math
class... which is, everything >=5 is rounded up.
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Ah perfect - I like math rounding more ; )
 
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