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Xamarin Forms Currency Mask for Entry fields
using System;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using Xamarin.Forms;
namespace MyProject.Util
{
/// <summary>
/// Converter for using in Entry fields for masked input of currency.
/// <para>The binded property must be of type decimal, and must invoke the PropertyChangedEventArgs event whenever the value is changed, so that the desired mask behavior is kept.</para>
/// </summary>
public class CurrencyConverter : IValueConverter
{
public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
{
return Decimal.Parse(value.ToString()).ToString("C");
}
public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
{
string valueFromString = Regex.Replace(value.ToString(), @"\D", "");
if (valueFromString.Length <= 0)
return 0m;
long valueLong;
if (!long.TryParse(valueFromString, out valueLong))
return 0m;
if (valueLong <= 0)
return 0m;
return valueLong / 100m;
}
}
}
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<ContentPage xmlns="http://xamarin.com/schemas/2014/forms"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2009/xaml"
xmlns:util="clr-namespace:MyProject.Util;assembly=MyProject"
x:Class="MyProject.View.SomeView"
Title="Some View">
<ContentPage.Resources>
<ResourceDictionary>
<util:CurrencyConverter x:Key="currencyConverter" />
</ResourceDictionary>
</ContentPage.Resources>
<ContentPage.Content>
<StackLayout Padding="20">
<Entry x:Name="ValueConvert" Placeholder="Value" Text="{Binding SomeProperty, Converter={StaticResource currencyConverter}}" Keyboard="Numeric" />
<!-- your fields go here -->
</StackLayout>
</ContentPage.Content>
</ContentPage>
//Create a property in the ViewModel that wraps the decimal property/model you want to receive the currency value
public decimal SomeProperty
{
get {
return YourDecimalProperty;
}
set
{
YourDecimalProperty = value;
//invoke PropertyChangedEventArgs here
//...
}
}
@alfeugds
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You'd probably need to change the ConvertBack() method logic to preserve the negative sign entered from the input.
I'd change the Regex.Replace call to some conditional logic, see if there's a negative sign before any number, and then return the negative number.
It's been a while since I don't play with C# so I can't test it right now =/

@diegosasw
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I must be doing something wrong..
I always see in the entry text Gs. 0

@tugbaaksoy
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I have a problem about formatting. I tryed all of sample project . When I want to delete amount , comma is not skipped. For Example , entry amount default : 0,00
I entry 12.345,34 . I pressed backspace key for once. Amount: 1.234,53 , Normally I would expect to set as 12.345,30.

Also When I started to write amount, 0,00 amount isn't deleted. For Example I want to write "3". Amount set as 30,00 .

I can't find where I'm doing wrong. Could you help me with that please ?

@spar
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spar commented Jul 25, 2020

great work, thank you so much for this.

@devonuto
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devonuto commented Oct 10, 2021

how allow negative numbers?

public class DecimcalCurrencyConverter : IValueConverter
{
    public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
    {
        return decimal.Parse(value.ToString()).ToString("$0.00;-$0.00");
    }

    public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
    {
        var isNegative = Regex.IsMatch(value.ToString(), "^-", RegexOptions.CultureInvariant);
        string valueFromString = Regex.Replace(value.ToString(), @"\$|,", "");
        if (valueFromString.Length <= 0)
        {
            return 0m;
        }

        if (!decimal.TryParse(valueFromString, out var decimalVal ))
        {
            return 0m;
        }

        return isNegative ? decimalVal * -1 : decimalVal ;
    }
}

@Geronatsios
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I have the same problem :
I have a problem about formatting. I tryed all of sample project . When I want to delete amount , comma is not skipped. For Example , entry amount default : 0,00
I entry 12.345,34 . I pressed backspace key for once. Amount: 1.234,53 , Normally I would expect to set as 12.345,30.

Also When I started to write amount, 0,00 amount isn't deleted. For Example I want to write "3". Amount set as 30,00 .

I can't find where I'm doing wrong. Could you help me with that please ?

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