NumberFormatInfo.CurrencyDecimalDigits Property
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Updated: October 2010
Gets or sets the number of decimal places to use in currency values.
Namespace: System.Globalization
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Property CurrencyDecimalDigits As Integer
public int CurrencyDecimalDigits { get; set; }
Property Value
Type: System.Int32
The number of decimal places to use in currency values. The default for InvariantInfo is 2.
Exceptions
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException | The property is being set to a value that is less than 0 or greater than 99. |
| InvalidOperationException | The property is being set and the NumberFormatInfo object is read-only. |
Remarks
The CurrencyDecimalDigits property is used with the "C" standard format string without a precision specifier in numeric formatting operations. It defines the number of fractional digits that appear after the decimal point. For more information, see Standard Numeric Format Strings.
Examples
The following example demonstrates the effect of changing the CurrencyDecimalDigits property.
Imports System.Globalization
Class Example
Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
' Gets a NumberFormatInfo associated with the en-US culture.
Dim nfi As NumberFormatInfo = New CultureInfo("en-US").NumberFormat
' Displays a negative value with the default number of decimal digits (2).
Dim myInt As Int64 = -1234
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(myInt.ToString("C", nfi)) & vbCrLf
' Displays the same value with four decimal digits.
nfi.CurrencyDecimalDigits = 4
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(myInt.ToString("C", nfi)) & vbCrLf
End Sub 'Main
End Class 'NumberFormatInfoSample
' This code produces the following output.
'
' ($1,234.00)
' ($1,234.0000)
using System;
using System.Globalization;
class Example
{
public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
{
// Gets a NumberFormatInfo associated with the en-US culture.
NumberFormatInfo nfi = new CultureInfo("en-US").NumberFormat;
// Displays a negative value with the default number of decimal digits (2).
Int64 myInt = -1234;
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(myInt.ToString("C", nfi)) + "\n";
// Displays the same value with four decimal digits.
nfi.CurrencyDecimalDigits = 4;
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(myInt.ToString("C", nfi)) + "\n";
}
}
/*
This code produces the following output.
($1,234.00)
($1,234.0000)
*/
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.
See Also
Reference
Change History
Date |
History |
Reason |
|---|---|---|
October 2010 |
Added the Remarks section. |
Customer feedback. |