Format String to 2 Decimal Places VB.Net

This blog post demonstrates how to format float numbers to string format in VB.net. You can use static method String.Format or instance methods double.ToString and float.ToString. Find the vb.net code snippet below :-

string format double

Console App

Module Module1

    Sub Main()

        Dim list As ArrayList = New ArrayList()

        list.Add("5")

        list.Add("60")

        list.Add("25.5")

        list.Add("85.56")

        ' Get array of objects.

        Dim array() As Object = list.ToArray()

        For Each element In array

            'Cast object to Decimal

            Dim value As Decimal = element

            ' 1st way

            Console.WriteLine(Format(value, "0.00"))

            Console.WriteLine()

            ' 2nd way

            Console.WriteLine(CStr(value.ToString("#,##0.00")))

            Console.WriteLine()

            ' 3rd way

            Console.WriteLine((value.ToString("N2")))

            Console.WriteLine()

            ' 4th way

            Console.WriteLine(String.Format("{0:f2}", CType(value, Decimal)))

        Next

        Console.ReadKey()

    End Sub

End Module 

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