Convert string type values in an asp gridview column to amount(fixed) format

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In default.aspx page, my gridview code is like,

ASP.NET

<asp:GridView ID="gvCategory" runat="server" BorderWidth="1px" BackColor="#C6DEFF"
            Width="100%" BorderStyle="None" BorderColor="#DEBA84" AlternatingRowStyle-BackColor="#A0CFEC"
            AutoGenerateColumns="false">
            <FooterStyle ForeColor="#8C4510" BackColor="#F7DFB5"></FooterStyle>
            <PagerStyle ForeColor="#8C4510" HorizontalAlign="Center"></PagerStyle>
            <HeaderStyle ForeColor="White" Font-Bold="True" BackColor="	#15317E"></HeaderStyle>
            <Columns>
                <asp:BoundField DataField="Amount" HeaderText="Amount" />
            </Columns>
        </asp:GridView>

In default.aspx.cs page,

C#

protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        if (!IsPostBack)
        {
            DataTable aTable = new DataTable();
            aTable.Columns.Add("Amount", typeof(string));
           
            DataRow dr;
            dr = aTable.NewRow();
            dr[0] = "560.75";
            aTable.Rows.Add(dr);

            dr = aTable.NewRow();
            dr[0] = "560.5";
            aTable.Rows.Add(dr);

            dr = aTable.NewRow();
            dr[0] = "560";
            aTable.Rows.Add(dr);

            dr = aTable.NewRow();
            dr[0] = "560.05";
            aTable.Rows.Add(dr);

            gvCategory.DataSource = aTable;
            gvCategory.DataBind();
        }
    }

I got the output as -
560.75
560.5
560
560.05

But I want the output as,
560.75
560.50
560.00
560.05

Please give me a solution.

Posted 26-Dec-11 3:31am

N!dh!sh

Updated 26-Dec-11 6:21am

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3 solutions

Solution 1

Add the DataFormatString in Boundfiled..

For more information, go through the below link
msdn[^]

Posted 26-Dec-11 3:37am

Rajesh Anuhya

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N!dh!sh 26-Dec-11 9:40am

I tried this.
<asp:BoundField DataField="Amount" HeaderText="Amount" DataFormatString="{0:C2}" />
But nothing happened.

Solution 2

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.tooltip(v=vs.80).aspx

Posted 26-Dec-11 3:57am

Lakhan Aanjana

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N!dh!sh · Accepted Answer · 2011-12-26T04:54:00

In default.aspx page, I changed the code like,

ASP.NET

<asp:GridView ID="gvCategory" runat="server" BorderWidth="1px" BackColor="#C6DEFF"
            Width="100%" BorderStyle="None" BorderColor="#DEBA84" AlternatingRowStyle-BackColor="#A0CFEC"
            AutoGenerateColumns="false" OnRowDataBound="GV_OnRowDataBound">
            <FooterStyle ForeColor="#8C4510" BackColor="#F7DFB5"></FooterStyle>
            <PagerStyle ForeColor="#8C4510" HorizontalAlign="Center"></PagerStyle>
            <HeaderStyle ForeColor="White" Font-Bold="True" BackColor="	#15317E"></HeaderStyle>
            <Columns>
                <asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Amount">
                    <ItemTemplate>
                        <asp:Label ID="lbl" runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Amount", "{0:F2}") %>'></asp:Label>
                    </ItemTemplate>
                </asp:TemplateField>
            </Columns>
        </asp:GridView>

In default.aspx.cs page, included OnRowDataBound event,

C#

protected void GV_OnRowDataBound(object sender, GridViewRowEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.Row.RowType == DataControlRowType.DataRow)
            ((Label)e.Row.FindControl("lbl")).Text = Convert.ToDecimal(((DataRowView)e.Row.DataItem)["Amount"]).ToString("F2");
    }

This http://shawpnendu.blogspot.com/2009/04/how-to-format-gridview-rowscolumns-in.html[^] link helped me to solve this problem.