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Conditional string.FormatConditional string.Format:

Applies different formatting to a number depending on whether the number is positive, negative, or zero.

string s = string.Format("{0:positive;negative;zero}", i);

e.g.

string format = "000;-#;(0)"; string pos = 1.ToString(format); // 001 string neg = (-1).ToString(format); // -1 string zer = 0.ToString(format); // (0)

Conditional string.Format:

Applies different formatting to a number depending on whether the number is positive, negative, or zero.

string s = string.Format("{0:positive;negative;zero}", i);

e.g.

string format = "000;-#;(0)"; string pos = 1.ToString(format); // 001 string neg = (-1).ToString(format); // -1 string zer = 0.ToString(format); // (0)

Conditional string.Format:

Applies different formatting to a number depending on whether the number is positive, negative, or zero.

string s = string.Format("{0:positive;negative;zero}", i);

e.g.

string format = "000;-#;(0)"; string pos = 1.ToString(format); // 001 string neg = (-1).ToString(format); // -1 string zer = 0.ToString(format); // (0)

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Conditional string.Format:

Applies different formatting to a number depending on whether the number is positive, negative, or zero.

string s = string.Format("{0:positive;negative;zero}", i);

e.g.

string format = "000;-#;(0)"; string pos = 1.ToString(format); // 001 string neg = (-1).ToString(format); // -1 string zer = 0.ToString(format); // (0)

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