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INumberFormat Interface

Provides access to members that format numbers.

Product Availability

Available with ArcGIS Engine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Server.

Description

The INumberFormat interface exposes the two number formatting methods used by several interfaces and coclass objects. The ValueToString method formats numerical values in a variety of formats depending on the interface used and its property settings. The StringToValue method returns values from formatted strings.

When To Use

Use the ValueToString method to format numbers with any of the objects listed under CoClasses below. Use the StringToValue method to convert formatted strings to numeric values.

Members

	Name	Description
	StringToValue	Converts a formatted string to a numeric value.
	ValueToString	Converts a numeric value to a formatted string.

Classes that implement INumberFormat

Classes	Description
AngleFormat	An object for formatting numbers in an angle format.
CurrencyFormat	An object for formatting numbers in a currency format.
CustomNumberFormat	An object for formatting numbers in a user-defined format.
DirectionFormat	An object for formatting numbers in a direction format.
FractionFormat	An object for formatting numbers in a fraction format.
LatLonFormat	An object for formatting numbers in a lat/lon format.
NumericFormat	An object for formatting numbers in a variety of numeric formats.
PercentageFormat	An object for formatting numbers in a percentage format.
RateFormat	An object for formatting numbers in a rate format.
ScientificFormat	An object for formatting numbers in a scientific format.

Remarks

In some cases, the format produced by the ValueToString method depends on two interface's property settings. These are the coclass objects that inherit the INumericFormat interface in addition to their own default interface. These objects are the AngleFormat, LatLonFormat, PercentageFormat, and RateFormat.