formating a number

[Seth Broomer]

i have a stupid question i have a string 123456

i need to format it before i out put it.

i have tried
String.Format("{0:#,#####}","123456")



but i don't get the 123,456



what am i doing wrong?

thanks

 

[Brian W]

Thats because 123456 is a string and that format only works on numbers.

You can either put the thusands separator in manually or you can convert the
string to anumber before passing it.

see Int32.Parse() or what ever numeric datatype works for your situation.

HTH
Brian W

 

[Ken Cox [Microsoft MVP]]

Hi Seth,

Try it like this?

Label1.Text = String.Format("{0:#,#####}",
Convert.ToInt32("123456"))

 

[Seth Broomer]

thank you!!! worked like a champ!

Hi Seth,

Try it like this?

Label1.Text = String.Format("{0:#,#####}",
Convert.ToInt32("123456"))