Equivalent of Format of VB in C#

Question

What will be the equivalent code for Format(iCryptedByte, "000") (VB.NET) in C# ?

Answer 1

Try:

iCryptedByte.ToString("D3");

Answer 2

String.Format(format, iCryptedByte); // where format like {0:D2}

See MSDN 1, 2, 3

Answer 3

Another very useful site for C# string formatting: http://blog.stevex.net/string-formatting-in-csharp/

Instead of {0:D3} you can also use the zero placeholder, e.g. {0:000} will pad with zeros to minimum length of three.

Answer 4

Given this VB code:

Strings.Format(iCryptedByte, format)

Replace with this C# code:

var csformat = "{0:" + format + "}";
String.Format(csformat, iCryptedByte);

Answer 5

see String.Format

Answer 6

Microsoft.VisualBasic.Strings.Format(iCryptedByte, "000");

You'll need to add a reference to the Microsoft.VisualBasic assembly.