Show - instead of () for negative numbers

Question

User565442435 posted

What do I use for the format number function to show a - for negative numbers instead of ()?

Answer 1

User-321300854 posted

You set the value of the optional parameter UseParensForNegativeNumbers to TriState.False

 

FormatNumber(-42, , , TriState.False)

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/xfta99yt%28v=VS.90%29.aspx

 

Answer 2

User2130758966 posted

.net has built in number formatting features, including specifying the negative number formatting.

This is a starting point:

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/418822/asp-net-negative-numbers-in-parenthesis

 

This MSDN article has a code snippet showing how you can do it:

• http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.globalization.numberformatinfo.numbernegativepattern.aspx

 

Important bits are:

       // Creates a new NumberFormatinfo.
       NumberFormatInfo myNfi = new NumberFormatInfo();
       myNfi.NumberNegativePattern = 1;

       // Takes a negative value.
       Int64 myInt = -1234;
          
       Console.WriteLine( myInt.ToString( "N", myNfi ) );