format decimal value in gridview

Question

I have a bound field in my Gridview which is getting its value from a database table.

I have got the data but don\'t know how to format it inside the gridview.

Answer 1

Use DataFormat property :

EDIT : For the second part of your question use Eval method's second parameter to format your data :

<%# Eval("NumFailedFiles", "{0:n3}") %>

Then your template will be like that :