C# - increment number and keep zeros in front

c# int increment
blizz picture blizz · Jun 7, 2012 · Viewed 22.6k times · Source

I need to make a 40 digit counter variable. It should begin as 0000000000000000000000000000000000000001
and increment to
0000000000000000000000000000000000000002

When I use the int class, it cuts off all the zeros. Problem is I need to increment the number and then convert it to a string, with the correct number of leading zeros. The total size should be 40 digits. So if I hit 50 for example, it should look like this:

0000000000000000000000000000000000000050

How can I do that and retain the zeros?

Answer

Anthony Pegram picture Anthony Pegram · Jun 7, 2012

Use the integer and format or pad the result when you convert to a string. Such as 

int i = 1;
string s = i.ToString().PadLeft(40, '0');

See Jeppe Stig Nielson's answer for a formatting option that I can also never remember.

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