GridViewDecimalColumn defaulting to 4 decimal places even though it is assigned to only 2

[Dave]

Hey guys,

Just like the title says. I am setting the DecimalPlaces property on a GridViewDecimalColumn to a value of 2, both in the designer and in my code. When the grid displays, however, four decimal places show. Why is the GridViewDecimalColumn's DecimalPlaces property not using the value I assigned to it? 

Code: 

((Telerik.WinControls.UI.GridViewDecimalColumn)rgvGrid.Columns["Amount"]).DecimalPlaces = 2;

[Alexander]

Hello Dave,

Thank you for your question.

The GridViewDecimalColumn's DecimalPlaces property defines the column editor's number of decimal places. To format the value of the column, you should use its FormatString property:

column.FormatString = "{0:N2}";

I hope it helps.

Best regards,
Alexander
the Telerik team

[Yaroslav]

I was having exactly same problem. The {0:N2} did not worked. What did worked for me was {0:f}

[Stefan]

Hello Yaroslav,

Thank you for writing.

I have tested the "N2" format and it works correctly on my end. If you continues experiencing this issue, please open a new support ticket and attach a sample project which replicates the it. We will investigate it and provide you with further support.

Kind regards,
Stefan
the Telerik team