format decimal value in gridview

Question

I have a bound field in my Gridview which is getting its value from a database table.

I have got the data but don\'t know how to format it inside the gridview.

Answer 1

A couple of ways in how you can do that

Option 1

Option 2

Option 3
Create a method in the code behind page that returns the formatted number.

 protected string GetFormatedNumber(object number)   
 {  
   if ( number != null )  
       {  
          return number.ToString("N");  
       }  
       return "0";   
 }  

And call the method in your aspx page as below: