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    formatting decimals ...

    consider I have this value ..

    2.4

    how do I format this using String.Format or any other way in my aspx page so it prints 2.4 but when the value is 2.0 it only prints 2 ??

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    Re: formatting decimals ...

    Try {0:g}

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    Re: formatting decimals ...

    that did not work.

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    Re: formatting decimals ...

    .ToString("#.0")

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    Re: formatting decimals ...

    Does not work.

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    Re: formatting decimals ...

    Quote Originally Posted by chocoloco
    that did not work.
    Can you be a little more vague?

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    Re: formatting decimals ...

    (String.Format("{0:g}", Convert.ToDouble("2.000")))

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    Re: formatting decimals ...

    Quote Originally Posted by mendhak
    (String.Format("{0:g}", Convert.ToDouble("2.000")))
    That worked. thanks

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    Re: formatting decimals ...

    What were you trying the first time?

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    Re: formatting decimals ...

    Quote Originally Posted by mendhak
    What were you trying the first time?
    Didn't do Convert.ToDouble

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