Application.CurrentCulture Property

Definition

Gets or sets the culture information for the current thread.

C#
public static System.Globalization.CultureInfo CurrentCulture { get; set; }

Property Value

A CultureInfo representing the culture information for the current thread.

Examples

The following code example gets this property and displays its value in a text box. The example requires that textBox1 has been placed on a form.

C#
private void PrintCurrentCulture() {
    textBox1.Text = "The current culture is: " +
       Application.CurrentCulture.EnglishName;
 }

Applies to

Product Versions
.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
Windows Desktop 3.0, 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

See also