RegionInfo.Name Property
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Gets the name or ISO 3166 two-letter country/region code for the current RegionInfo object.
Namespace: System.Globalization
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property Name As String
public virtual string Name { get; }
Property Value
Type: System.String
The value specified by the name parameter of the RegionInfo.RegionInfo(String) constructor. The return value is in uppercase.
Remarks
The predefined RegionInfo names are listed in the RegionInfo class topic. The application should use the DisplayName or EnglishName property to get the full name of the country/region.
Examples
The following code example displays the properties of the RegionInfo class.
Imports System.Globalization
Public Class Example
Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
' Displays the property values of the RegionInfo for "US".
Dim myRI1 As New RegionInfo("en-US")
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" Name: {0}", myRI1.Name) & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" DisplayName: {0}", myRI1.DisplayName) & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" EnglishName: {0}", myRI1.EnglishName) & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" IsMetric: {0}", myRI1.IsMetric) & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" TwoLetterISORegionName: {0}", myRI1.TwoLetterISORegionName) & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" CurrencySymbol: {0}", myRI1.CurrencySymbol) & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" ISOCurrencySymbol: {0}", myRI1.ISOCurrencySymbol) & vbCrLf
End Sub
End Class
' This example produces the following output.
' Name: US
' DisplayName: United States
' EnglishName: United States
' IsMetric: False
' TwoLetterISORegionName: US
' CurrencySymbol: $
' ISOCurrencySymbol: USD
using System;
using System.Globalization;
public class Example
{
public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
{
// Displays the property values of the RegionInfo for "US".
RegionInfo myRI1 = new RegionInfo("en-US");
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" Name: {0}\n", myRI1.Name);
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" DisplayName: {0}\n", myRI1.DisplayName);
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" EnglishName: {0}\n", myRI1.EnglishName);
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" IsMetric: {0}\n", myRI1.IsMetric);
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" TwoLetterISORegionName: {0}\n", myRI1.TwoLetterISORegionName);
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" CurrencySymbol: {0}\n", myRI1.CurrencySymbol);
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" ISOCurrencySymbol: {0}\n", myRI1.ISOCurrencySymbol);
}
}
/*
This code produces the following output.
Name: US
DisplayName: United States
EnglishName: United States
IsMetric: False
TwoLetterISORegionName: US
CurrencySymbol: $
ISOCurrencySymbol: USD
*/
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