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I am trying to convert a number to a word from a RDLC report:
Public Shared Function changeToWords(ByVal numb As [String]) As [String]
Dim val As [String] = ""
Dim wholeNo As [String] = numb
Dim points As [String] = ""
Dim andStr As [String] = ""
Dim pointStr As [String] = ""
Dim endStr As [String] = ""
Try
Dim decimalPlace As Integer = numb.IndexOf(".")
If decimalPlace > 0 Then
wholeNo = numb.Substring(0, decimalPlace)
points = numb.Substring(decimalPlace + 1)
If Convert.ToInt32(points) > 0 Then
andStr = "point"
' just to separate whole numbers from points
pointStr = translateCents(points)
End If
End If
val = [String].Format("{0} {1}{2} {3}", translateWholeNumber(wholeNo).Trim(), andStr, pointStr, endStr)
Catch
End Try
Return val
End Function
Private Shared Function translateWholeNumber(ByVal number As [String]) As [String]
Dim word As String = ""
Try
Dim beginsZero As Boolean = False
'tests for 0XX
Dim isDone As Boolean = False
'test if already translated
Dim dblAmt As Double = (Convert.ToDouble(number))
'if ((dblAmt > 0) && number.StartsWith("0"))
If dblAmt > 0 Then
'test for zero or digit zero in a nuemric
beginsZero = number.StartsWith("0")
Dim numDigits As Integer = number.Length
Dim pos As Integer = 0
'store digit grouping
Dim place As [String] = ""
'digit grouping name:hundres,thousand,etc...
Select Case numDigits
Case 1
'ones' range
word = ones(number)
isDone = True
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
Case 2
'tens' range
word = tens(number)
isDone = True
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
Case 3
'hundreds' range
pos = (numDigits Mod 3) + 1
place = " Hundred "
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
'thousands' range
Case 4, 5, 6
pos = (numDigits Mod 4) + 1
place = " Thousand "
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
'millions' range
Case 7, 8, 9
pos = (numDigits Mod 7) + 1
place = " Million "
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
Case 10
'Billions's range
pos = (numDigits Mod 10) + 1
place = " Billion "
Exit Select
Case Else
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
'add extra case options for anything above Billion...
isDone = True
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
End Select
If Not isDone Then
'if transalation is not done, continue...(Recursion comes in now!!)
word = translateWholeNumber(number.Substring(0, pos)) + place + translateWholeNumber(number.Substring(pos))
'check for trailing zeros
If beginsZero Then
word = " and " & word.Trim()
End If
End If
'ignore digit grouping names
If word.Trim().Equals(place.Trim()) Then
word = ""
End If
End If
Catch
End Try
Return word.Trim()
End Function
Private Shared Function tens(ByVal digit As [String]) As [String]
Dim digt As Integer = Convert.ToInt32(digit)
Dim name As [String] = Nothing
Select Case digt
Case 10
name = "Ten"
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select \
Case 11
name = "Eleven"
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
Case 12
name = "Twelve"
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
Case 13
name = "Thirteen"
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
Case 14
name = "Fourteen"
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
Case 15
name = "Fifteen"
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
Case 16
name = "Sixteen"
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
Case 17
name = "Seventeen"
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
Case 18
name = "Eighteen"
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
Case 19
name = "Nineteen"
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
Case 20
name = "Twenty"
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
Case 30
name = "Thirty"
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
Case 40
name = "Fourty"
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
Case 50
name = "Fifty"
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
Case 60
name = "Sixty"
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
Case 70
name = "Seventy"
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
Case 80
name = "Eighty"
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
Case 90
name = "Ninety"
Exit Select
Case Else
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
If digt > 0 Then
name = (Convert.ToString(tens(digit.Substring(0, 1) & "0")) & " ") & Convert.ToString(ones(digit.Substring(1)))
End If
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
End Select
Return name
End Function
Private Shared Function ones(ByVal digit As [String]) As [String]
Dim digt As Integer = Convert.ToInt32(digit)
Dim name As [String] = ""
Select Case digt
Case 1
name = "One"
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
Case 2
name = "Two"
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
Case 3
name = "Three"
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
Case 4
name = "Four"
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
Case 5
name = "Five"
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
Case 6
name = "Six"
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
Case 7
name = "Seven"
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
Case 8
name = "Eight"
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
Case 9
name = "Nine"
Exit Select
' TODO: might not be correct. Was : Exit Select
End Select
Return name
End Function
Private Shared Function translateCents(ByVal cents As [String]) As [String]
Dim cts As [String] = ""
Dim digit As [String] = ""
Dim engOne As [String] = ""
For i As Integer = 0 To cents.Length - 1
digit = cents(i).ToString()
If digit.Equals("0") Then
engOne = "Zero"
Else
engOne = ones(digit)
End If
cts += " " & engOne
Next
Return cts
End Function
I am getting the wrong output from the conversion.
For 52001 the given output is Fifty Two Thousand and Hundred One.
However, it should be Fifty Two Thousand and One.

Answer 1

You'll need to add a conditional statement to modify your string concatenation behavior when the beginning of your substring is a zero.
'if transalation is not done, continue...(Recursion comes in now!!)
If (number.Substring(0, 1) = "0") Then
word = translateWholeNumber(number.Substring(pos))
Else
word = translateWholeNumber(number.Substring(0, pos)) + place + translateWholeNumber(number.Substring(pos))
End If
Edit: Doing this breaks output if the original string sent to changeToWords begins with any zeros. To rectify that condition, you can trim leading zeros, before the string is processed:
Dim wholeNo As [String] = numb.TrimStart("0"c)

Answer 2

Just change this line:
If Not isDone Then
'if transalation is not done, continue...(Recursion comes in now!!)
word = translateWholeNumber(number.Substring(0, pos)) + place + translateWholeNumber(number.Substring(pos))
'check for trailing zeros
If beginsZero Then
word = translateWholeNumber(number.Substring(0, pos))+ " and " + translateWholeNumber(number.Substring(pos))
End If
End If