Using number display formats

Display formats

A number display format can have up to four sections. Only the first is required.

Positive-format;negative-format;zero-format;null-format

The following table shows characters that have special meaning in number display formats.

**Table 4-5: Special characters in number display formats**
Character	Meaning
#	A number
0	A required number; a number will display for every 0 in the mask

Dollar signs, percent signs, decimal points, parentheses, and spaces display as entered in the mask.

These keywords tell PowerBuilder to determine an appropriate format based on system settings:

The following table shows how the values 5, -5, and .5 display when different format masks are applied.

**Table 4-6: Number format examples**
Sample format	5	-5	.5
`[General]`	`5`	`-5`	`0.5`
`0`	`5`	`-5`	`1`
`0.00`	`5.00`	`-5.00`	`0.50`
`#,##0`	`5`	`-5`	`1`
`#,##0.00`	`5.00`	`-5.00`	`0.50`
`$#,##0;($#,##0)`	`$5`	`($5)`	`$1`
`$#,##0;-$#,##0`	`$5`	`-$5`	`$1`
`$#,##0;[RED]($#,##0)`	`$5`	`($5)`	`$1`
`$#,##0.00;($#,##0.00)`	`$5.00`	`($5.00)`	`$0.50`
`$#,##0.00;[RED]($#,##0.00)`	`$5.00`	`($5.00)`	`$0.50`
`0%`	`500%`	`-500%`	`50%`
`0.00%`	`500.00%`	`-500.00%`	`50.00%`
`0.00E+00`	`5.00E+00`	`-5.00E+00`	`5.00E-01`