Title: Use standard numeric formats in C#

You can use numeric formatting characters to display numbers in particular formats. These formats work with a variable's ToString method as well as with String.Format. For example, the code value.ToString("C") returns the variable value formatted as currency.

These formats are locale-aware so they produce a result that is appropriate for the user's computer. For example, if the "C" format uses a dollar sign $ in the united States, a pound symbol £ in England, and the euro symbol € in Germany. Similarly the different formats use appropriate decimal symbols and thousands separators.

The following table shows the standard numeric format characters and their results in the United States.

The example program displays a similar table in a ListView control.

Download the example to experiment with it and to see additional details.