Format string at runtime

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I'm creating a html table at runtime (no probs there), and I would like to be able to format the content in the cells at runtime by passing in a format string (ie currencies, decimals, decimal places etc)

for example, i want to achieve something like this but to be able to pass in the format of the string with code as a string, ie "{0:c}" or "#,###,###"

ideally to be able to pass it into the ToString() method ( i can't do that but was wondering if there could be a clever way to achieve this?)

tblCell.Text = dt.Rows[i][j].ToString(#.##);

where does the data for the html table come from? Would GridView or ListView an option? I added an answer to show what I mean. — slfan
– slfan, Commented Sep 13, 2011 at 5:36

Bala R · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-13 05:15:46Z

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tblCell.Text = String.Format("{0:c}", dt.Rows[i][j])

and

tblCell.Text = String.Format("{0:#.##}", dt.Rows[i][j])

should work.

answered Sep 13, 2011 at 5:15

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slfan · Accepted Answer · 2011-09-13 05:39:05Z

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You can supply format strings to the columns in your GridView by setting the DataFormatString property of the column to something like this: “{0:d}”.

answered Sep 13, 2011 at 5:39

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thekip · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-06 13:32:29Z

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Have a look at: http://www.cheat-sheets.org/saved-copy/msnet-formatting-strings.pdf

I always use this cheat sheet to find out things like these as the number of possibilities is simply to big to remember them all

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answered Sep 13, 2011 at 5:26

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