Returns an expression formatted as a percentage (multipled by 100) with a trailing % character.
Syntax
FormatPercent(Expression, [ NumDigitsAfterDecimal, [ IncludeLeadingDigit, [ UseParensForNegativeNumbers, [ GroupDigits ]]]])
The FormatPercent function syntax has these parts:
| Part | Description |
|---|---|
| Expression | Required. Expression to be formatted. |
| NumDigitsAfterDecimal | 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 | Optional. Tristate constant that indicates whether or not a leading zero is displayed for fractional values. See Settings section for values. |
| UseParensForNegativeNumbers | Optional. Tristate constant that indicates whether or not to place negative values within parentheses. See Settings section for values. |
| GroupDigits | Optional. Tristate constant that indicates whether or not numbers are grouped by using the group delimiter specified in the computer's regional settings. See Settings section for values. |
Settings
The IncludeLeadingDigit, UseParensForNegativeNumbers, and GroupDigits arguments have the following settings:
| Constant | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| vbTrue | -1 | True |
| vbFalse | 0 | False |
| vbUseDefault | -2 | Use the setting from the computer's regional settings. |
Remarks
When one or more optional arguments are omitted, the values for omitted arguments are provided by the computer's regional settings.
Note
All settings information comes from the Regional Settings Number tab.