Format a number with a specific mask

Question

I need a help (c#) for the following problem:

• I have this value as int : 11110006;
• I want to show this value with this specific mask: 0:0.0.0.00.00-0
• the result must be 1.1.1.10.00-6

In my view, I already tried:

<td style="text-align:left"><%= String.Format("{0:0.0.0.00.00-0}", cosif.IDCONTACOSIF) %></td>

and

<td style="text-align:left"><%= String.Format("{#:#.#.#.##.##-#}", cosif.IDCONTACOSIF) %></td>

Or even

<td style="text-align:left"><%= cosif.IDCONTACOSIF.ToString("My Mask ###") %></td>

Nothing is working... sometimes, it shows like a currency number, but I don't want to show it like a currency, because it isn't a currency value.

Any idea?

Best regards..

Answer 1

To use a format string in the form of 0:0.0.0.00.00-0 try using single quotes or double quotes to encase the periods in the format string. As it is being interpreted as a decimal separator, as in 0.45678 ("0.00", en-US) -> 0.46

So for example try: ("#':'#'.'#'.'#'.'##'.'##'-'#")

this text shows the place holders in the format string you should use.