NumberFormatInfo.CurrencySymbol Property

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

Namespace:  System.Globalization
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property CurrencySymbol As String
public string CurrencySymbol { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.String
The string to use as the currency symbol. The default for InvariantInfo is "ยค".

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

The property is being set to nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

InvalidOperationException

The property is being set and the NumberFormatInfo object is read-only.

Examples

The following example demonstrates the CurrencySymbol property. This example is part of a larger example provided for the NumberFormatInfo class.

' Display the culture name and currency symbol.
Dim nfi As NumberFormatInfo = ci.NumberFormat
sb.AppendFormat("The currency symbol for '{0}' is '{1}'", _
                ci.DisplayName, nfi.CurrencySymbol)
sb.AppendLine()
// Display the culture name and currency symbol.
NumberFormatInfo nfi = ci.NumberFormat;
sb.AppendFormat("The currency symbol for '{0}' is '{1}'",
    ci.DisplayName, nfi.CurrencySymbol);
sb.AppendLine();

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.