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• Hiram

  Posted on Apr 4, 2012 (permalink)

  I'm Using ASP.Net MVC

  1- How do I find $.telerik.formatString documentation. I see samples when using grids with AJAX bindings, but cannot find the actual documentation?
  2- I need to format data depending on client browser culture while respecting the value’s attributes. For instance: I want to display currency fields with the proper numeric representation of the client culture, while keeping the currency code/symbol of the value (if the currency is USD it should show as $ no matter how the client view numbers $1,234.56 or $1234,56, since changing the currency code without currency conversion is not acceptable).

  I have the following logic working for server side formatting, but I need similar logic for client side:

   

  public static string GetCurrencyFormated(decimal? val)

  {

    if (val.HasValue)

      return string.Format("$ {0}", val.Value.ToString("f"));

    return string.Empty;

  }
  
  Thank you
  
  

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• Petur Subev Petur Subev

  Posted on Apr 9, 2012 (permalink)

  Hello Hiram,
  
  Currently we don't have any documentation for the formatString utility method method but it will be added in the future.
  Basically the method covers most of the functionality provided by the C# string.Format method - all the stuff with placeholders
  e.g.
  

  $.telerik.formatString("test {0:C3}",2323.3434) -> "test $2,323.343"

  
  Regarding to the globalization question - you should enable globalization (in the ScriptRegistrar config).
  
  
  All the best,
  Petur Subev
  the Telerik team

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• Marco Teodoro

  Posted on Jun 22, 2012 (permalink)

  Just forget, ist working. it was just a cache error.
  
  i have set the globalization attribute to true like this:
  

  
  

  @(Html.Telerik().ScriptRegistrar().DefaultGroup(group =>

         group.Add("~/Scripts/slimScroll.min.js")

         .Add("~/Scripts/jquery-ui-1.8.11.min.js")

         .Add("~/Scripts/jstween-1.1.min.js")

         .Add("~/Scripts/jquery.ballon.js")

         .Add("~/Scripts/Common.js")

         .Add("~/Scripts/jquery.ae.image.resize.min.js")

         .Add("~/Scripts/json2.js")

         .Add("~/Scripts/jquery.mousewheel.js")

         .Add("~/Scripts/antiscroll.js")

         .Add("~/Scripts/f5tooltip.js")

         .Add("~/Scripts/f5login.js")

         .Add("~/Scripts/jquery-ui-1.7.2.custom.min.js")

         .Add("~/Scripts/jquery.flip.min.js")

         .Combined(false).Compress(true)).Globalization(true))

  
  but when i do $.telerik.formatString("{0:C}",value) the returned value  always have $ as currency symbol
  
  Is the string format function culture aware or not?
  
  and of course i'm setting the cultureui and culture to pt-PT so i think i should see a € symbol, for the time being :)
  
  

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