Show 2 decimals places (unless there are more significant digits)

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Display Float as String with at Least 1 Decimal Place

Given the following values:

How can I achieve the following display:

What I am trying to do is force 2 decimal places UNLESS there are more "significant" digits, in which case I'd like to show them as well.

Note: The value is currently stored as a Decimal?

One of these answers may work for you: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8038994/display-float-as-string-with-at-least-1-decimal-place — Forty-Two, Dec 26 '12 at 16:07
hope this helps you http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/0c899ak8.aspx — शेखर, Dec 26 '12 at 16:13
Might want to change the question to say "non-zero" digits since the term "significant digits" has a very specific meaning. — Eric Petroelje, Dec 26 '12 at 16:16

score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 26 '12 at 16:14

7

Use

yourNumber.ToString(".00######")

answered Dec 26 '12 at 16:14

lante

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