DataSet.Locale Property
Gets or sets the locale information used to compare strings within the table.
Namespace: System.Data
Assembly: System.Data (in System.Data.dll)
Property Value
Type: System.Globalization.CultureInfoA CultureInfo that contains data about the user's machine locale. The default is null.
The Locale property specifies the locale for which sorting applies.
By default, setting the Locale for a DataSet also sets the Locale for each DataTable object in that DataSet to the same value.
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In columns that contain expressions, the InvariantCulture is used. The CurrentCulture is ignored. |
The following example gets the CultureInfo for a DataSet and prints the DisplayName and EnglishName properties.
Private Sub GetCultureInfo() Dim culture As System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture = DataSet1.Locale Console.WriteLine(culture.DisplayName, culture.EnglishName) End Sub
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
