NumberFormatInfo.CurrencySymbol Property

Definition

Gets or sets the string to use as the currency symbol.

C#
public string CurrencySymbol { get; set; }

Property 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.

C#
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

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.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1
UWP 10.0

See also