Format Label output

Question

I'm having a little trouble with the output of my label, what ever format code I use it displays with a decimal point instead of comma

For instance I would like to output like the following: 1,234 but my code replaces the comma with a decimal point?

Below is my code:

label1,text = double,parse(label1,text),tostring("N0");

Please ignore my commas above, the editor wouldn't let me insert a dot :-)

Vulpes · Answer

Well not all cultures use a comma as the thousands separator. For example the Italian culture uses a dot. So if I mimic this culture: var ci = System.Globalization.CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo(it-IT); label1.Text = double.Parse(label1.Text ci).ToString(N0 ci); I get 1.234 instead of 1234. To see whether there's any mileage in this idea you could try running the above code with en-US replacing it-IT.

mike Delvotti · Answer

Thanks Vulpes - That worked :-)

mike Delvotti · Answer

Hi Vulpes Culture? Maybe that's where the issue could be as my form is just set to default language in VS. Do I need to set the culture in my code somewhere? Even if I use the C format it appears like so: £1.234 instead of the expected £1234

Vulpes · Answer

If I start with label1.Text = 1234 then the following line: label1.Text = double.Parse(label1.Text).ToString(N0); changes it as expected to 1234. Which culture are you using here?