RegionInfo.IsMetric Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Globalization

Assembly:

System.Runtime.dll

Source:

RegionInfo.cs

Gets a value indicating whether the country/region uses the metric system for measurements.

public:
 virtual property bool IsMetric { bool get(); };

public virtual bool IsMetric { get; }

member this.IsMetric : bool

Public Overridable ReadOnly Property IsMetric As Boolean

Property Value

Boolean

true if the country/region uses the metric system for measurements; otherwise, false.

Examples

The following code example displays the properties of the RegionInfo class.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Globalization;
int main()
{
   
   // Displays the property values of the RegionInfo for "US".
   RegionInfo^ myRI1 = gcnew RegionInfo( "US" );
   Console::WriteLine( "   Name:                         {0}", myRI1->Name );
   Console::WriteLine( "   DisplayName:                  {0}", myRI1->DisplayName );
   Console::WriteLine( "   EnglishName:                  {0}", myRI1->EnglishName );
   Console::WriteLine( "   IsMetric:                     {0}", myRI1->IsMetric );
   Console::WriteLine( "   ThreeLetterISORegionName:     {0}", myRI1->ThreeLetterISORegionName );
   Console::WriteLine( "   ThreeLetterWindowsRegionName: {0}", myRI1->ThreeLetterWindowsRegionName );
   Console::WriteLine( "   TwoLetterISORegionName:       {0}", myRI1->TwoLetterISORegionName );
   Console::WriteLine( "   CurrencySymbol:               {0}", myRI1->CurrencySymbol );
   Console::WriteLine( "   ISOCurrencySymbol:            {0}", myRI1->ISOCurrencySymbol );
}

/*
This code produces the following output.

   Name:                         US
   DisplayName:                  United States
   EnglishName:                  United States
   IsMetric:                     False
   ThreeLetterISORegionName:     USA
   ThreeLetterWindowsRegionName: USA
   TwoLetterISORegionName:       US
   CurrencySymbol:               $
   ISOCurrencySymbol:            USD

*/

using System;
using System.Globalization;

public class SamplesRegionInfo  {

   public static void Main()  {

      // Displays the property values of the RegionInfo for "US".
      RegionInfo myRI1 = new RegionInfo( "US" );
      Console.WriteLine( "   Name:                         {0}", myRI1.Name );
      Console.WriteLine( "   DisplayName:                  {0}", myRI1.DisplayName );
      Console.WriteLine( "   EnglishName:                  {0}", myRI1.EnglishName );
      Console.WriteLine( "   IsMetric:                     {0}", myRI1.IsMetric );
      Console.WriteLine( "   ThreeLetterISORegionName:     {0}", myRI1.ThreeLetterISORegionName );
      Console.WriteLine( "   ThreeLetterWindowsRegionName: {0}", myRI1.ThreeLetterWindowsRegionName );
      Console.WriteLine( "   TwoLetterISORegionName:       {0}", myRI1.TwoLetterISORegionName );
      Console.WriteLine( "   CurrencySymbol:               {0}", myRI1.CurrencySymbol );
      Console.WriteLine( "   ISOCurrencySymbol:            {0}", myRI1.ISOCurrencySymbol );
   }
}

/*
This code produces the following output.

   Name:                         US
   DisplayName:                  United States
   EnglishName:                  United States
   IsMetric:                     False
   ThreeLetterISORegionName:     USA
   ThreeLetterWindowsRegionName: USA
   TwoLetterISORegionName:       US
   CurrencySymbol:               $
   ISOCurrencySymbol:            USD

*/

Imports System.Globalization


Public Class SamplesRegionInfo   

   Public Shared Sub Main()

      ' Displays the property values of the RegionInfo for "US".
      Dim myRI1 As New RegionInfo("US")
      Console.WriteLine("   Name:                         {0}", myRI1.Name)
      Console.WriteLine("   DisplayName:                  {0}", myRI1.DisplayName)
      Console.WriteLine("   EnglishName:                  {0}", myRI1.EnglishName)
      Console.WriteLine("   IsMetric:                     {0}", myRI1.IsMetric)
      Console.WriteLine("   ThreeLetterISORegionName:     {0}", myRI1.ThreeLetterISORegionName)
      Console.WriteLine("   ThreeLetterWindowsRegionName: {0}", myRI1.ThreeLetterWindowsRegionName)
      Console.WriteLine("   TwoLetterISORegionName:       {0}", myRI1.TwoLetterISORegionName)
      Console.WriteLine("   CurrencySymbol:               {0}", myRI1.CurrencySymbol)
      Console.WriteLine("   ISOCurrencySymbol:            {0}", myRI1.ISOCurrencySymbol)

   End Sub

End Class


'This code produces the following output.
'
'   Name:                         US
'   DisplayName:                  United States
'   EnglishName:                  United States
'   IsMetric:                     False
'   ThreeLetterISORegionName:     USA
'   ThreeLetterWindowsRegionName: USA
'   TwoLetterISORegionName:       US
'   CurrencySymbol:               $
'   ISOCurrencySymbol:            USD