# DollarFormat

Formats a number as a U.S.

Dollar string with two decimal places, thousands separator, and a dollar sign. If the number is negative, the return value is enclosed in parentheses. If the number is an empty string, the function returns "0.00".

## Method Signature

```
DollarFormat(number=[any])
```

### Arguments

| Argument | Type  | Required | Description                                   | Default |
| -------- | ----- | -------- | --------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| `number` | `any` | `true`   | The number to format as a U.S. Dollar string. |         |

## Examples

## Related

* [HTMLCodeFormat](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-framework/modularity/compat-cfml/reference/built-in-functions/format/htmlcodeformat)