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Currency Format Example Snippet (ArcObjects .NET 10.5 SDK)
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Currency Format Example Snippet

Display sample currecny values as both a Double .ToString and a well formatted string.

[C#]
/// <summary>
/// Display sample currecny values as both a Double .ToString and a well formatted string.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks></remarks>
public void CurrencyFormatExample()
{

  ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.INumberFormat numberFormat=new ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.CurrencyFormatClass();

  // Use the ValueToString method to format numbers. 
  System.Double double_UnformattedNumber=0;
  System.String string_ValueToString=null;
  System.Double double_StringToValue=0;

  for (double_UnformattedNumber=100.567; double_UnformattedNumber <= 1000101; double_UnformattedNumber += 200000)
  {
        // ValueToString() returns a formatted string, but does not change the passed in numerical value
        string_ValueToString=numberFormat.ValueToString(double_UnformattedNumber);

        // StringToValue() translates formatted strings back to a numerical value
        double_StringToValue=numberFormat.StringToValue(string_ValueToString);

        System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("ValueToString(" + double_UnformattedNumber + ")='" + string_ValueToString + "'" + System.Environment.NewLine + "StringToValue('" + string_ValueToString + "')=" + double_StringToValue, "CurrencyFormat");
  }
}
[Visual Basic .NET]
''' <summary>
''' Display sample currecny values as both a Double .ToString and a well formatted string.
''' </summary>
''' <remarks></remarks>
Sub CurrencyFormatExample()

  Dim numberFormat As ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.INumberFormat=New ESRI.ArcGIS.esriSystem.CurrencyFormatClass

  ' Use the ValueToString method to format numbers. 
  Dim double_UnformattedNumber As System.Double
  Dim string_ValueToString As System.String
  Dim double_StringToValue As System.Double

  For double_UnformattedNumber=100.567 To 1000101 Step 200000
    ' ValueToString() returns a formatted string, but does not change the passed in numerical value
    string_ValueToString=numberFormat.ValueToString(double_UnformattedNumber)

    ' StringToValue() translates formatted strings back to a numerical value
    double_StringToValue=numberFormat.StringToValue(string_ValueToString)

      System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("ValueToString(" + double_UnformattedNumber.ToString + ")='" + string_ValueToString + "'" + System.Environment.NewLine + _
           "StringToValue('" + string_ValueToString + "')=" + double_StringToValue.ToString, "CurrencyFormat")
  Next
End Sub

Additional Requirements
  • The code in this document requires the following References added to the Visual Studio project:
  • ESRI.ArcGIS.System
  • System
  • System.Windows.Forms