Numbers

c

Currency

{0:c}

$1.42

-$12,400

d

Decimal (whole number)

{0:d}

Error

-12400

e

Scientific

{0:e}

1.420000e+000

-1.240000e+004

f

Fixed point

{0:f}

1.42

-12400.00

g

General

{0:g}

1.42

-12400

n

Number with commas for thousands

{0:n}

1.42

-12,400

r

Round trip

{0:r}

1.42

Error

x

Hexadecimal

{0:x4}

Error

cf90

0

Zero placeholder

{0:00.0000}

1500.4200

Pads with zeroes.

#

Digit placeholder

{0:(#).##}

(1500).42

.

Decimal point

{0:0.0}

1500.4

,

Thousand separator

{0:0,0}

1,500

Must be between two zeroes.

,.

Number scaling

{0:0,.}

2

Comma adjacent to Period scales by 1000.

%

Percent

{0:0%}

150042%

Multiplies by 100, adds % sign.

e

Exponent placeholder

{0:00e+0}

15e+2

Many exponent formats available.

;

Group separator

Used to separate multiple formats in one string format (for example, including parentheses around a string if the value is negative; see Format String Examples).