NumberFormatInfo.PercentDecimalDigits Property
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Gets or sets the number of decimal places to use in percent values.
Namespace: System.Globalization
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Property PercentDecimalDigits As Integer
public int PercentDecimalDigits { get; set; }
Property Value
Type: System.Int32
The number of decimal places to use in percent values. The default for InvariantInfo is 2.
Exceptions
Exception | Condition |
---|---|
ArgumentOutOfRangeException | The property is being set to a value that is less than 0 or greater than 99. |
InvalidOperationException | The property is being set and the NumberFormatInfo object is read-only. |
Examples
The following example demonstrates the effect of changing the PercentDecimalDigits property.
Imports System.Globalization
Class Example
Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
' Gets a NumberFormatInfo associated with the en-US culture.
Dim nfi As NumberFormatInfo = New CultureInfo("en-US").NumberFormat
' Displays a negative value with the default number of decimal digits (2).
Dim myInt As [Double] = 0.1234
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(myInt.ToString("P", nfi)) & vbCrLf
' Displays the same value with four decimal digits.
nfi.PercentDecimalDigits = 4
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(myInt.ToString("P", nfi)) & vbCrLf
End Sub
End Class
' This example produces the following output.
' 12.34 %
' 12.3400 %
using System;
using System.Globalization;
class Example
{
public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
{
// Gets a NumberFormatInfo associated with the en-US culture.
NumberFormatInfo nfi = new CultureInfo("en-US").NumberFormat;
// Displays a negative value with the default number of decimal digits (2).
Double myInt = 0.1234;
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(myInt.ToString("P", nfi)) + "\n";
// Displays the same value with four decimal digits.
nfi.PercentDecimalDigits = 4;
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(myInt.ToString("P", nfi)) + "\n";
}
}
/*
This example produces the following output.
12.34 %
12.3400 %
*/
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.