NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo Property

Definition

Gets a read-only NumberFormatInfo object that is culture-independent (invariant).

C#
public static System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo InvariantInfo { get; }

Property Value

A read-only object that is culture-independent (invariant).

Examples

The following example displays the default property values of the InvariantInfo.

C#
using System;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Text;

class SamplesNumberFormatInfo  {

   public static void Main()  {

      // Gets the InvariantInfo.
      NumberFormatInfo myInv = NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo;

      // Gets a UnicodeEncoding to display the Unicode value of symbols.
      UnicodeEncoding myUE = new UnicodeEncoding( true, false );
      byte[] myCodes;

      // Displays the default values for each of the properties.
      Console.WriteLine( "InvariantInfo:\nNote: Symbols might not display correctly on the console,\ntherefore, Unicode values are included." );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tCurrencyDecimalDigits\t\t{0}", myInv.CurrencyDecimalDigits );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tCurrencyDecimalSeparator\t{0}", myInv.CurrencyDecimalSeparator );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tCurrencyGroupSeparator\t\t{0}", myInv.CurrencyGroupSeparator );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tCurrencyGroupSizes\t\t{0}", myInv.CurrencyGroupSizes[0] );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tCurrencyNegativePattern\t\t{0}", myInv.CurrencyNegativePattern );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tCurrencyPositivePattern\t\t{0}", myInv.CurrencyPositivePattern );
      myCodes = myUE.GetBytes( myInv.CurrencySymbol );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tCurrencySymbol\t\t\t{0}\t(U+{1:x2}{2:x2})", myInv.CurrencySymbol, myCodes[0], myCodes[1] );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tNaNSymbol\t\t\t{0}", myInv.NaNSymbol );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tNegativeInfinitySymbol\t\t{0}", myInv.NegativeInfinitySymbol );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tNegativeSign\t\t\t{0}", myInv.NegativeSign );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tNumberDecimalDigits\t\t{0}", myInv.NumberDecimalDigits );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tNumberDecimalSeparator\t\t{0}", myInv.NumberDecimalSeparator );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tNumberGroupSeparator\t\t{0}", myInv.NumberGroupSeparator );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tNumberGroupSizes\t\t{0}", myInv.NumberGroupSizes[0] );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tNumberNegativePattern\t\t{0}", myInv.NumberNegativePattern );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tPercentDecimalDigits\t\t{0}", myInv.PercentDecimalDigits );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tPercentDecimalSeparator\t\t{0}", myInv.PercentDecimalSeparator );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tPercentGroupSeparator\t\t{0}", myInv.PercentGroupSeparator );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tPercentGroupSizes\t\t{0}", myInv.PercentGroupSizes[0] );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tPercentNegativePattern\t\t{0}", myInv.PercentNegativePattern );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tPercentPositivePattern\t\t{0}", myInv.PercentPositivePattern );
      myCodes = myUE.GetBytes( myInv.PercentSymbol );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tPercentSymbol\t\t\t{0}\t(U+{1:x2}{2:x2})", myInv.PercentSymbol, myCodes[0], myCodes[1] );
      myCodes = myUE.GetBytes( myInv.PerMilleSymbol );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tPerMilleSymbol\t\t\t{0}\t(U+{1:x2}{2:x2})", myInv.PerMilleSymbol, myCodes[0], myCodes[1] );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tPositiveInfinitySymbol\t\t{0}", myInv.PositiveInfinitySymbol );
      Console.WriteLine( "\tPositiveSign\t\t\t{0}", myInv.PositiveSign );
   }
}


/*

This code produces the following output.

InvariantInfo:
Note: Symbols might not display correctly on the console,
therefore, Unicode values are included.
        CurrencyDecimalDigits           2
        CurrencyDecimalSeparator        .
        CurrencyGroupSeparator          ,
        CurrencyGroupSizes              3
        CurrencyNegativePattern         0
        CurrencyPositivePattern         0
        CurrencySymbol                         (U+00a4)
        NaNSymbol                       NaN
        NegativeInfinitySymbol          -Infinity
        NegativeSign                    -
        NumberDecimalDigits             2
        NumberDecimalSeparator          .
        NumberGroupSeparator            ,
        NumberGroupSizes                3
        NumberNegativePattern           1
        PercentDecimalDigits            2
        PercentDecimalSeparator         .
        PercentGroupSeparator           ,
        PercentGroupSizes               3
        PercentNegativePattern          0
        PercentPositivePattern          0
        PercentSymbol                   %       (U+0025)
        PerMilleSymbol                  %       (U+2030)
        PositiveInfinitySymbol          Infinity
        PositiveSign                    +

*/

Remarks

This NumberFormatInfo object returned by this property does not change, regardless of the current culture. It represents the formatting conventions of the invariant culture, which is a culture associated with the English language but not with any country/region. The invariant culture is used in formatting operations that are culture-independent or that produce result strings suitable for display across multiple cultures.

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