Textbox Binding with StringFormat={}{0:N2} without showing zeros

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Textbox Binding with StringFormat={}{0:N2} without showing zeros

Imilio 41

Hi, I am binding an object to a TextBox with the following XAML:

<TextBox x:Name="Amount" Text="{Binding Path=Amount, StringFormat={}{0:N2},  UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}" />

When I open the window the Text property is set to 0.00. I have several of these TextBoxes, which makes it tedious to delete every value before entering a new one.
Is there a neat way to keep the format and delete the zeros?

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Viorel 122.6K

If only 0 must be displayed without decimals, then try these formats: StringFormat={}{0:0.00;-0.00;0}.

Maybe StringFormat={}{0:0.##} is suitable too.

Imilio 41 Reputation points

2022-02-11T07:33:15.093+00:00

the first format works partially. It displays only one zero. Is it possible to delete it?
The second format also shows a zero. But it's not what I need, because I can't enter a decimal with two decimal places.
P.S. I use .Net 5.0
Viorel 122.6K Reputation points

2022-02-11T07:38:47.637+00:00

If you do not want to show 0 at all, then try: StringFormat={}{0:0.00;-0.00;''}.

Some applications uses this approach: when the text box becomes active, the text is automatically selected (highlighted), so that the users can start typing and overwriting the numbers without removing the values.
Imilio 41 Reputation points

2022-02-11T20:50:35.603+00:00

Thanks. It works well.

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