Formatting string in C#

A Repasky

How can I format the string below like it was in VB6? I need it in C#. Sometime the SSN starts with a "0" and it would change to a space so the VB6 code was writing below. How can I do it in C#?

tDetail.EmployeeSSN = Format("" & !EmployeeSocialSecurity, "000000000")

I did it this way and showed it to the lead programmer and he said to research it and do it another way.

tDetail.EmployeeSSN = string.Format("" + item["EmployeeSocialSecurity"].ToString(), "000000000");

 
I am relatively new to C# and some .NET.  I researched this and I do not know what he means!


 
Thanks ahead of time,
aar

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Sam Hobbs15y ago
PadLeft will work I assume but in the Format function you were not doing any formatting; the format string you had was empty. The thing to research is the many possible format codes available for formatting using the Format function.
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Vulpes15y ago
If you don't want leading zeros to be displayed then you should be using '#' rather than '0' as the placeholder in your format string - see here (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/0c899ak8(VS.71).aspx).

However, for something like a SSN, I'd have thought you would want leading zeros to be displayed.

EDIT

For some unknown reason the last two posts weren't showing before I posted!
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Dorababu Meka15y ago
Ohh padding of strings to the required length you required then
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A Repasky15y ago

This is what the lead programmer finally sent me.

tDetail.EmployeeSSN = item["EmployeeSocialSecurity"].ToString().PadLeft(9, '0');

 

This is what he wanted me to do.



 

Sorry to bother you on this.
 
 aar

Dorababu Meka15y ago
Not exactly clear what you need can you please be specific what you are trying to do or let us know about the sample output you needed
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