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Asked: 2026-06-12T18:18:37+00:00

I am using MS WebMatrix to create a dynamic CSHTML page from data obtained

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I am using MS WebMatrix to create a dynamic CSHTML page from data obtained from a database. I am using the razor syntax.

I have data being returned to my CSHTML page, but it has trailing digits etc. For example I want to format “123.4568” into “$123.46”

How do I get the result to display in the format I need? I also want to change text colour when a target is reached, etc.

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  1. Editorial Team

    You can set the format of values in a WebGrid using the format optional argument of the column constructor.

    You could try something like this, where the color of Invoices is red if value > 50 or blue if not

    <html lang="en">
    <head>
        <style>
            .column1 {color: red; font-weight: bold;}
            .column2 {color: blue;}
        </style>
    </head>
    <body>
        <p>@stot1.GetHtml(
            columns:stot1.Columns(
                stot1.Column(
                    columnName:"Invoices",
                    format:@<text>
                                <span class=@(item.Invoices > 50 ? "column1" : "column2")>
                                    @item.Invoices.ToString("C")
                                </span>
                            </text>
                )
            )
        )</p>
    </body>
</html>

    but I see no reason to use WebGrids in your situation.

    The WebGrid helper renders data from a database with support for paging and sorting, but your query returns only one value and you don’t need either of them.

    Edited

    A better solution is to query the table with the QueryValue method, which returns a single scalar value, and display the value without the WebGrid.

    In the following an example for the only Invoice

    @{
    var db = Database.Open("YourTable");
    var itot = db.QueryValue("SELECT SUM(Subtotal) AS Invoices FROM Salesord_hdr where Orderdate = 41190 and Invoicecount >= 1");
}

<!DOCTYPE html>

<html lang="en">
    <head>
        <meta charset="utf-8" />
        <title></title>
        <style>
            .column1 {color: red; font-weight: bold;}
            .column2 {color: blue;}
        </style>
    </head>
    <body>
        <p>Invoices: 
            <span class=@(itot > 50 ? "column1" : "column2")>@itot.ToString("C")</span>
        </p>
    </body>
</html>
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