Question

I have a string that looks like this:

TEXT  MORETEXT  227.905  174.994  180  1111

I am curious on how I can change the decimal to only have 2 places.

So instead of the string above, I would like it to be:

TEXT  MORETEXT  227.90  174.99  180  1111 #rounding down

OR

TEXT  MORETEXT  227.91  174.99  180  1111 #rounding up

Does anyone know how to grab this string and change the values to a decimal and then trim the decimal down?

---

EDIT:

So if I had a file that reads: (Note: The file has multiple lines)

TEXT  MORETEXT  227.905  174.994  180  1111
TEXT  MORETEXT  227.905  174.994  180  1111
TEXT  MORETEXT  227.905  174.994  180  1111

and I want it to go into a RichTextBox like this:

TEXT  MORETEXT  227.90  174.99  180  1111
TEXT  MORETEXT  227.90  174.99  180  1111
TEXT  MORETEXT  227.90  174.99  180  1111

How could I do that?

---

EDIT2:

        string[] listOneLines = null;
        string[] listTwoLines = null;
        string[] listUserLines = null;

        // Splits the lines in the rich text boxes
        listOneLines = removePKG1EndingsRichTextBox.Text.Split('\n');
        listTwoLines = removePKG2EndingsRichTextBox.Text.Split('\n');
        listUserLines = removeUserEndingsRichTextBox.Text.Split('\n');

        string[] myLines = removePKG1EndingsRichTextBox.Text.Split('\n');
        StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
        foreach(string myLine in myLines)
        {
            string[] piecesStringArray = removePKG1EndingsRichTextBox.Text.Split(' ');  //Assuming those are tabs
            double d1 = Convert.ToDouble(piecesStringArray[2]);
            double d2 = Convert.ToDouble(piecesStringArray[3]);
            double round1 = Math.Round(d1, 2);
            double round2 = Math.Round(d2, 2);

            sb.AppendLine(piecesStringArray[0] + piecesStringArray[1] + round1 + round2 + piecesStringArray[4] + piecesStringArray[5]);
        }
        listOneLines = sb.ToString(); #does not work..

        // Set the selection mode to multiple and extended.
        placementOneListBox.SelectionMode = SelectionMode.MultiExtended;
        placementTwoListBox.SelectionMode = SelectionMode.MultiExtended;
        userDefinedListBox.SelectionMode = SelectionMode.MultiExtended;

        // Shutdown the painting of the ListBox as items are added.
        placementOneListBox.BeginUpdate();
        placementTwoListBox.BeginUpdate();
        userDefinedListBox.BeginUpdate();

        // Display the items in the listbox.
        foreach (var item in listOneLines)
            placementOneListBox.Items.Add(item);
        foreach (var item2 in listTwoLines)
            placementTwoListBox.Items.Add(item2);
        foreach (var item3 in listUserLines)
            userDefinedListBox.Items.Add(item3);

        // Allow the ListBox to repaint and display the new items.
        placementOneListBox.EndUpdate();
        placementTwoListBox.EndUpdate();
        userDefinedListBox.EndUpdate();

I was trying to reduce the decimal values on each line in the RTB before I upload it to the ListBox. However I am struggling…

Answer 1

You can use:

string[] piecesStringArray = myLine.Split('\t');  //Assuming those are tabs
double d1 = Convert.ToDouble(piecesStringArray[2];
double d2 = Convert.ToDouble(piecesStringArray[3];
double round1 = Math.Round(d1, 2);
double round2 = Math.Round(d2, 2);
//Now recreate your string

Of course you should add error checking and the like. If you want to go against conventional rounding, check out Math.Floor() and Math.Ceil(). You’ll need to scale the number by powers of ten to get it working right.

To get myLine you can use:

string[] myLines = entireFileText.Split(Environment.NewLine);
for(string myLine in myLines)
{
     //Previous code
}