'Declaration
 
Public Shared Function FormatNumber( _
   ByVal expression As Object, _
   Optional ByVal numDigitsAfterDecimal As Integer, _
   Optional ByVal includeLeadingDigit As TriState, _
   Optional ByVal useParensForNegativeNumbers As TriState, _
   Optional ByVal groupDigits As TriState _
) As String

public static string FormatNumber( 
   object expression,
   int numDigitsAfterDecimal,
   TriState includeLeadingDigit,
   TriState useParensForNegativeNumbers,
   TriState groupDigits
)

Parameters

expression

Required. Expression to be formatted.

numDigitsAfterDecimal

Optional. Numeric value indicating how many places are displayed to the right of the decimal. The default value is –1, which indicates that the computer's regional settings are used.

includeLeadingDigit

Optional. TriState constant that indicates whether a leading 0 is displayed for fractional values. See "Settings" for values.

useParensForNegativeNumbers

Optional. TriState constant that indicates whether to place negative values within parentheses. See "Settings" for values.

groupDigits

Optional. TriState constant that indicates whether or not numbers are grouped using the group delimiter specified in the locale settings. See "Settings" for values.

Return Value

Reference

Strings Class
Strings Members