Print a number in Currency Format

To print a number in currency (dollar - $) format, use the following code

Create an object for NumberFormatInfo Class in the class level

protected System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo nfi = null;

Then create an instance for the object and assign the CurrencySymbol and CurrencyDecimalDigits as below in the Page_Load Event

nfi = new System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo();

nfi.CurrencyDecimalDigits = 0;

nfi.CurrencySymbol = "$";

In the ASPX page to print the number in currency format use the following code

<%#String.Format(nfi,"{0:C}", Convert.ToDecimal (DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem,"Price"))) %>