The following table identifies the predefined numeric format names. These may be used by name as the style argument for the Format function:
Format name | Description |
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General Number, G, or g | Displays number with no thousand separator. |
Currency, C, or c | Displays number with thousand separator, if appropriate; display two digits to the right of the decimal separator. Output is based on system locale settings. |
Fixed, F, or f | Displays at least one digit to the left and two digits to the right of the decimal separator. |
Standard, N, or n | Displays number with thousand separator, at least one digit to the left and two digits to the right of the decimal separator. |
Percent, P, or p | Displays number multiplied by 100 with a percent sign (%) appended to the right; always display two digits to the right of the decimal separator. |
Scientific, E, or e | Uses standard scientific notation. |
D, or d | Displays number as a string that contains the value of the number in Decimal (base 10) format. This option is supported for integral types (Byte, Short, Integer, Long) only. |
X, or x | Displays number as a string that contains the value of the number in Hexadecimal (base 16) format. This option is supported for integral types (Byte, Short, Integer, Long) only. |
Yes/No | Displays No if number is 0; otherwise, displays Yes . |
True/False | Displays False if number is 0; otherwise, displays True . |
On/Off | Displays Off if number is 0; otherwise, displays On . |
Format Function | Predefined Date/Time Formats (Format Function) | User-Defined Numeric Formats (Format Function)