Conversion.Str(Object) Method
Definition
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Returns a String
representation of a number.
public:
static System::String ^ Str(System::Object ^ Number);
public static string Str (object Number);
static member Str : obj -> string
Public Function Str (Number As Object) As String
Parameters
- Number
- Object
Required. An Object
containing any valid numeric expression.
Returns
A String
representation of a number.
Exceptions
Number
is not specified.
Number
is not a numeric type.
Examples
This example uses the Str
function to return a String
representation of a number. When a positive number is converted to a string, a leading space is always reserved for its sign.
Dim testString As String
' Returns " 459".
testString = Str(459)
' Returns "-459.65".
testString = Str(-459.65)
' Returns " 459.001".
testString = Str(459.001)
Remarks
When numbers are converted to strings, a leading space is always reserved for the sign of Number
. If Number
is positive, the returned string contains a leading space, and the plus sign is implied. A negative number will include the minus sign (-) and no leading space.
Use the Format
function to convert numeric values you want formatted as dates, times, or currency or in other user-defined formats. Unlike the Str
function, the Format
function does not include a leading space for the sign of Number
.
Note
The Str
function recognizes only the period (.
) as a valid decimal separator. If different decimal separators are used (for example, in international applications), use the CStr
or Format
functions to convert a number to a string. To get the string representation of a number in a particular culture, use the number's ToString(IFormatProvider)
method. For example, use ToString when converting a value of type Double
to a string.