Convert Numbers to Words

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How do i convert number to words? For example, if I enter 1267, the value in words 'One Thousand Two Hundred and Sixty Seven Only' should be displayed. Is there any inbuilt method for this?

Mark · Answer

here is my check printing conversion using C#. Converts input number into text for printing checks. //Created By: Mark A Kopan //Creation Date: 12/19/2005 // // // using System; using System.Collections; using System.Data; using System.Data.SqlClient; using System.Configuration; using System.IO; using System.Xml; namespace IntroToCR { /// /// Summary description for NumToText. /// public class NumToText { public string NumToWord( string InputNumber) { InputNumber= Convert.ToString(InputNumber); //string delimStr = " ,."; //char [] delimiter = delimStr.ToCharArray(); //int i=0; string [] Decimal; string onesword=""; string tensword=""; string hundredsword=""; string thousandsword=""; string tenthousandsword=""; string hundredthousandsword=""; string millionsword = ""; char [] TheNumber; InputNumber=InputNumber.Replace(",",""); //char[] MyNum=InputNumber.ToCharArray(); Decimal=InputNumber.Split( new Char[] {'.'}, 2); string MyNum=Convert.ToString(Decimal[0]); string Adot=(Convert.ToString(Decimal[1])+"/100"); string payoutput=" and " + Adot +" Dollars"; int NumIndex=(MyNum.Length-1); TheNumber=MyNum.ToCharArray(); for ( int i = 0 ; i { switch (i) { case 0: string ones=Convert.ToString(TheNumber[NumIndex]); switch (Convert.ToInt32(ones)) { case 0: onesword="Zero"; break ; case 1: onesword="One"; break ; case 2: onesword="Two"; break ; case 3: onesword="Three"; break ; case 4: onesword="Four"; break ; case 5: onesword="Five"; break ; case 6: onesword="Six"; break ; case 7: onesword="Seven"; break ; case 8: onesword="Eight"; break ; case 9: onesword="Nine"; break ; } payoutput=onesword+payoutput; break ; case 1: string tens=Convert.ToString(TheNumber[NumIndex-1]); switch (Convert.ToInt32(tens)) { case 1: switch (Convert.ToInt32(Convert.ToString(TheNumber[NumIndex]))) { case 0: tensword=payoutput.Replace("Zero","Ten"); break ; case 1: tensword=payoutput.Replace("One","Eleven"); break ; case 2: tensword=payoutput.Replace("Two","Twelve"); break ; case 3: tensword=payoutput.Replace("Three","Thirteen"); break ; case 4: tensword=payoutput.Replace("Four","Fourteen"); break ; case 5: tensword=payoutput.Replace("Five","Fifteen"); break ; case 6: tensword=payoutput.Replace("Six","Sixteen"); break ; case 7: tensword=payoutput.Replace("Seven","Seventeen"); break ; case 8: tensword=payoutput.Replace("Eight","Eighteen"); break ; case 9: tensword=payoutput.Replace("Nine","Nineteen"); break ; } payoutput=tensword; break ; case 2: tensword="Twenty "; payoutput=tensword+payoutput; break ; case 3: tensword="Thirty "; payoutput=tensword+payoutput; break ; case 4: tensword="Fourty "; payoutput=tensword+payoutput; break ; case 5: tensword="Fifty"; payoutput=tensword+payoutput; break ; case 6: tensword="Sixty "; payoutput=tensword+payoutput; break ; case 7: tensword="Seventy "; payoutput=tensword+payoutput; break ; case 8: tensword="Eighty "; payoutput=tensword+payoutput; break ; case 9: tensword="Ninety "; payoutput=tensword+payoutput; break ; } break ; case 2: string hundreds=Convert.ToString(TheNumber[NumIndex-2]); switch (Convert.ToInt32(hundreds)) { case 0: hundredsword=""; break ; case 1: hundredsword="One Hundred"; break ; case 2: hundredsword="Two Hundred"; break ; case 3: hundredsword="Three Hundred"; break ; case 4: hundredsword="Four Hundred"; break ; case 5: hundredsword="Five Hundred"; break ; case 6: hundredsword="Six Hundred"; break ; case 7: hundredsword="Seven Hundred"; break ; case 8: hundredsword="Eight Hundred"; break ; case 9: hundredsword="Nine Hundred"; break ; } payoutput=hundredsword+" "+payoutput; break ; case 3: string thousands=Convert.ToString(TheNumber[NumIndex-3]); switch (Convert.ToInt32(thousands)) { case 0: thousandsword=""; break ; case 1: thousandsword="One Thousand"; break ; case 2: thousandsword="Two Thousand"; break ; case 3: thousandsword="Three Thousand"; break ; case 4: thousandsword="Four Thousand"; break ; case 5: thousandsword="Five Thousand"; break ; case 6: thousandsword="Six Thousand"; break ; case 7: thousandsword="Seven Thousand"; break ; case 8: thousandsword="Eight Thousand"; break ; case 9: thousandsword="Nine Thousand"; break ; } payoutput=thousandsword+" "+payoutput; break ; case 4: string tenthousand=Convert.ToString(TheNumber[NumIndex-4]); switch (Convert.ToInt32(tenthousand)) { case 1: switch (Convert.ToInt32(Convert.ToString(TheNumber[NumIndex-3]))) { case 0: tenthousandsword=payoutput.Replace("Zero","Ten"); break ; case 1: tenthousandsword=payoutput.Replace("One Thousand","Eleven Thousand"); break ; case 2: tenthousandsword=payoutput.Replace("Two Thousand","Twelve Thousand"); break ; case 3: tenthousandsword=payoutput.Replace("Three Thousand","Thirteen Thousand"); break ; case 4: tenthousandsword=payoutput.Replace("Four Thousand","Fourteen Thousand"); break ; case 5: tenthousandsword=payoutput.Replace("Five Thousand","Fifteen Thousand"); break ; case 6: tenthousandsword=payoutput.Replace("Six Thousand","Sixteen Thousand"); break ; case 7: tenthousandsword=payoutput.Replace("Seven Thousand","Seventeen Thousand"); break ; case 8: tenthousandsword=payoutput.Replace("Eight Thousand","Eighteen Thousand"); break ; case 9: tenthousandsword=payoutput.Replace("Nine Thousand","Nineteen Thousand"); break ; // } payoutput=tenthousandsword; break ; case 2: tenthousandsword="Twenty"; payoutput=tenthousandsword+" "+payoutput; break ; case 3: tenthousandsword="Thirty"; payoutput=tenthousandsword+" "+payoutput; break ; case 4: tenthousandsword="Fourty"; payoutput=tenthousandsword+" "+payoutput; break ; case 5: tenthousandsword="Fifty"; payoutput=tenthousandsword+" "+payoutput; break ; case 6: tenthousandsword="Sixty"; payoutput=tenthousandsword+" "+payoutput; break ; case 7: tenthousandsword="Seventy"; payoutput=tenthousandsword+" "+payoutput; break ; case 8: tenthousandsword="Eighty"; payoutput=tenthousandsword+" "+payoutput; break ; case 9: tenthousandsword="Ninety"; payoutput=tenthousandsword+" "+payoutput; break ; } break ; case 5: string hundredthousand=Convert.ToString(TheNumber[NumIndex-5]); switch (Convert.ToInt32(hundredthousand)) { case 0: hundredthousandsword=""; break ; case 1: hundredthousandsword="One Hundred"; break ; case 2: hundredthousandsword="Two Hundred"; break ; case 3: hundredthousandsword="Three Hundred"; break ; case 4: hundredthousandsword="Four Hundred"; break ; case 5: hundredthousandsword="Five Hundred"; break ; case 6: hundredthousandsword="Six Hundred"; break ; case 7: hundredthousandsword="Seven Hundred"; break ; case 8: hundredthousandsword="Eight Hundred"; break ; case 9: hundredthousandsword="Nine Hundred"; break ; } payoutput=hundredthousandsword+" "+payoutput; break ; case 6: string million=Convert.ToString(TheNumber[NumIndex-6]); switch (Convert.ToInt32(million)) { case 0: millionsword=""; break ; case 1: millionsword="One Million"; break ; case 2: millionsword="Two Million"; break ; case 3: millionsword="Three Million"; break ; case 4: millionsword="Four Million"; break ; case 5: millionsword="Five Million"; break ; case 6: millionsword="Six Million"; break ; case 7: millionsword="Seven Million"; break ; case 8: millionsword="Eight Million"; break ; case 9: millionsword="Nine Million"; break ; } payoutput=millionsword+" "+payoutput; break ; case 7: string tenmillion=Convert.ToString(TheNumber[NumIndex-7]); break ; case 8: string hundredmillion=Convert.ToString(TheNumber[NumIndex-8]); break ; case 9: string billion=Convert.ToString(TheNumber[NumIndex-9]); break ; } } return payoutput; // // TODO: Add constructor logic here // } } }

joy.simpson · Answer

No. You have to parse the string and write the code yourself.

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