NumberFormatInfo.GetFormat(Type) Method

Definition

Gets an object of the specified type that provides a number formatting service.

C#
public object GetFormat(Type formatType);
C#
public object? GetFormat(Type? formatType);

Parameters

formatType
Type

The Type of the required formatting service.

Returns

The current NumberFormatInfo, if formatType is the same as the type of the current NumberFormatInfo; otherwise, null.

Implements

Remarks

The Format(String, IFormatProvider) methods supported by the base data types invoke this method when the current NumberFormatInfo is passed as the IFormatProvider parameter. This method implements IFormatProvider.GetFormat.

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