How to format gridview columns?

Question

Below is my code:

var grid = new GridView();
grid.DataSource = myDataset;

grid.DataBind();

I want to format some of the columns of my grid to

Answer 1

Google brought me here, so I thought I'd share my answer. Here's how I got to format one cell to currency in asp.net.

With Me.ratesGridView
        .Rows(i).Cells(4).Text = FormatCurrency(.Rows(i).Cells(4).Text)
End With

Enjoy.

Answer 2

Create a BoundField for the currency column with appropriate DataFormatString.

<asp:BoundField  DataField="currencyColumnName" DataFormatString="{0:c}" />