NumberFormatInfo.CurrencySymbol Property
Definition
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Gets or sets the string to use as the currency symbol.
public:
property System::String ^ CurrencySymbol { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };public string CurrencySymbol { get; set; }member this.CurrencySymbol : string with get, setPublic Property CurrencySymbol As StringProperty Value
The string to use as the currency symbol. The default for InvariantInfo is "¤".
Exceptions
The property is being set to null.
The property is being set and the NumberFormatInfo object is read-only.
Examples
The following example displays the currency symbol for the current culture and uses the "C" standard numeric format string to format a currency value.
using System;
using System.Globalization;
public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
Decimal value = 106.25m;
Console.WriteLine("Current Culture: {0}",
CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.Name);
Console.WriteLine("Currency Symbol: {0}",
NumberFormatInfo.CurrentInfo.CurrencySymbol);
Console.WriteLine("Currency Value: {0:C2}", value);
}
}
// The example displays the following output:
// Current Culture: en-US
// Currency Symbol: $
// Currency Value: $106.25
Imports System.Globalization
Imports System.Threading
Module Example
Public Sub Main()
Dim value As Decimal = 106.25d
Console.WriteLine("Current Culture: {0}",
CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.Name)
Console.WriteLine("Currency Symbol: {0}",
NumberFormatInfo.CurrentInfo.CurrencySymbol)
Console.WriteLine("Currency Value: {0:C2}", value)
End Sub
End Module
' The example displays output like the following:
' Current Culture: en-US
' Currency Symbol: $
' Currency Value: $106.25
Remarks
The string assigned to the CurrencySymbol property is included in the result string when a numeric value is formatted with the "C" standard numeric format string.
