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INumericFormat Interface

Provides access to members that format numbers.

Product Availability

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

Description

The members in the INumericFormat interface define how the ValueToString method in the associated INumberFormat interface formats numbers.

When To Use

Use the INumericFormat interface to format numbers with any of the objects listed under CoClasses below.

Members

	Name	Description
	AlignmentOption	The alignment option applied to the ValueToString method.
	AlignmentWidth	The alignment width applied to the ValueToString method.
	RoundingOption	The rounding option applied to the ValueToString method.
	RoundingValue	The rounding value, whose meaning depends on the rounding option.
	ShowPlusSign	Indicates if formatted numbers contain a plus sign for positive numbers.
	UseSeparator	Indicates if formatted numbers contain digit grouping symbols.
	ZeroPad	Indicates if formatted numbers contain padded zeros to the right of the decimal.

Classes that implement INumericFormat

Classes	Description
AngleFormat	An object for formatting numbers in an angle 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.

Remarks

The format produced with the NumericFormat coclass object is determined solely on the INumericFormat interface property settings. Formats produced with other objects listed under CoClasses depend on two interface's property settings. These objects inherit the INumericFormat interface in addition to their own default interface.