Returns an expression formatted as a percentage (multiplied by 100) with a trailing % character.
FormatPercent(Expression[,NumDigitsAfterDecimal [,IncludeLeadingDigit [,UseParensForNegativeNumbers [,GroupDigits]]]]) |
Arguments
- Expression
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Required. Expression to be formatted.
- NumDigitsAfterDecimal
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Optional. Numeric value indicating how many places to the right of the decimal are displayed. Default value is -1, which indicates that the computer's regional settings are used.
- IncludeLeadingDigit
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Optional. Tristate constant that indicates whether or not a leading zero is displayed for fractional values. See Settings section for values.
- UseParensForNegativeNumbers
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Optional. Tristate constant that indicates whether or not to place negative values within parentheses. See Settings section for values.
- GroupDigits
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Optional. Tristate constant that indicates whether or not numbers are grouped using the group delimiter specified in the control panel. See Settings section for values.
Settings
The IncludeLeadingDigit, UseParensForNegativeNumbers, and GroupDigits arguments have the following settings:
Constant | Value | Description |
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TristateTrue |
-1 |
True |
TristateFalse |
0 |
False |
TristateUseDefault |
-2 |
Use the setting from the computer's regional settings. |
Remarks
When one or more optional arguments are omitted, the values for the omitted arguments are provided by the computer's regional settings.
Note |
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All settings information comes from the Regional Settings Number tab. |
The following example uses the FormatPercent function to format an expression as a percent:
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Dim MyPercent MyPercent = FormatPercent(2/32) ' MyPercent contains 6.25%. |