FormatCurrency Function

To format a decimal value as currency for output:

lblLabel.Text = FormatCurrency(decPrice)

Also see: Format currency in GridView

Format currency in GridView

Set the DataFormatString property of the Gridview field to:

{0:C}

This will format the DataField at position 0 (in the array) to a currency value.

A decimal value of 99.0000 will be formatted to $99.00

Also see: FormatCurrency Function

What is Decimal?

The Decimal data type is used to store currency and other decimal values as it supports up to 28 digits to the right of the decimal point.