asp.net mvc set number format default decimal thousands separators

Question

How can I set both default decimal and thousands separator for formatting number in asp.net mvc regardless of culture?

Answer 1

You could create a DisplayTemplate that would handle how numbers like this are displayed in your views:

/Views/Shared/DisplayTemplates/float.cshmtl:

@model float
@string.Format("{0:N2}", Model);

and then you can call it like this from your views, if Amount was of type float:

@Html.DisplayFor(m => m.Amount)