How do I display a decimal value to 2 decimal places?

Question

When displaying the value of a decimal currently with .ToString(), it\'s accurate to like 15 decimal places, and since I\'m using it to represent dollars and ce

Answer 1

decimalVar.ToString("F");

This will:

• Round off to 2 decimal places eg. 23.456 → 23.46
• Ensure that there are always 2 decimal places eg. 23 → 23.00; 12.5 → 12.50

Ideal for displaying currency.

Check out the documentation on ToString("F") (thanks to Jon Schneider).