Name
FormatCurrency, FormatNumber, FormatPercent Functions
Class
Microsoft. VisualBasic. Strings
Syntax
FormatCurrency(expression[,NumDigitsAfterDecimal][, _
IncludeLeadingDigit[,UseParensForNegativeNumbers[, _
GroupDigits]]]]
) FormatNumber(expression[,NumDigitsAfterDecimal][, _
IncludeLeadingDigit[,UseParensForNegativeNumbers[, _
GroupDigits]]]]
) FormatPercent(expression[,NumDigitsAfterDecimal][, _
IncludeLeadingDigit[,UseParensForNegativeNumbers[, _
GroupDigits]]]]
)
-
expression
Use: Required
Data Type: Object
The number or numeric expression to be formatted.
-
NumDigitsAfterDecimal
Use: Optional
Data Type: Long
The number of digits the formatted string should contain after the decimal point.
-
IncludeLeadingDigit
Use: Optional
Data Type:
TriState
constantIndicates whether the formatted string is to have a 0 before floating point numbers between 1 and -1.
-
UseParensForNegativeNumbers
Use: Optional
Data Type:
TriState
constantSpecifies whether parentheses should be placed around negative numbers.
-
GroupDigits
Use: Optional
Data Type:
TriState
constantDetermines whether digits in the returned string should be grouped using the delimiter specified in the computer’s regional settings. For example, on English language systems, the value 1000000 is returned as 1,000,000 if
GroupDigits
isTrue
.
Return Value
String
Description
Functions used to format currency, numbers, and percentages.
The three functions are almost identical. They all take identical
arguments. The only difference is that
FormatCurrency ...
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