formatting string in MVC /C#

Question

I have a string 731478718861993983 and I want to get this 73-1478-7188-6199-3983 using C#. How can I format it like this ?

Thanks.

Answer 1

If you're dealing with a long number, you can use a NumberFormatInfo to format it:

First, define your NumberFormatInfo (you may want additional parameters, these are the basic 3):

NumberFormatInfo format = new NumberFormatInfo();
format.NumberGroupSeparator = "-";
format.NumberGroupSizes = new[] { 4 };
format.NumberDecimalDigits = 0;        

Next, you can use it on your numbers:

long number = 731478718861993983;
string formatted = number.ToString("n", format);
Console.WriteLine(formatted);

After all, .Net has very good globalization support - you're better served using it!