Right-align a number?

[Hans Kesting]

Hi,

Can I right-align a number with leading *spaces*?
F.i. I have the value 2 and I want to display it as " 2".

int num = 2;
string s = num.ToString("0 0"); // gives "02", but I don't want the "0"
s = num.Tostring("# 0"); // gives "2" - no leading space

s = num.ToString(). PadLeft(2); // works, but is a bit cumbersome.

Also, how can I do this in a "format-string"?
s = String.Format(" {0:00}", num); // gives "02"
s = String.Format(" {0:#0}", num); // gives "2"


Hans Kesting

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

Re: Right-align a number?

Hans Kesting wrote:[color=blue]
> Can I right-align a number with leading *spaces*?[/color]

Yes. Use the alignment component. In your case, you'd want
string.Format ("{0,2}", num);

(Making the alignment negative left-aligns it instead.)

Jon

[Hans Kesting]

Re: Right-align a number?

> Hans Kesting wrote:[color=blue][color=green]
>> Can I right-align a number with leading *spaces*?[/color]
>
> Yes. Use the alignment component. In your case, you'd want
> string.Format ("{0,2}", num);
>
> (Making the alignment negative left-aligns it instead.)
>
> Jon[/color]

You are right (as usual), thanks.
I couldn't find it in the "Formatting Overview" section and had missed
the remark in the String.Format section, where it is described.

Hans Kesting