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CultureInfo.GetFormat Method

.NET Framework 1.1

Gets an object that defines how to format the specified type.

[Visual Basic]
Public Overridable Function GetFormat( _
   ByVal formatType As Type _
) As Object Implements IFormatProvider.GetFormat
[C#]
public virtual object GetFormat(
 Type formatType
);
[C++]
public: virtual Object* GetFormat(
 Type* formatType
);
[JScript]
public function GetFormat(
   formatType : Type
) : Object;

Parameters

formatType: The Type for which to get a formatting object. This method only supports the NumberFormatInfo and DateTimeFormatInfo types.

Return Value

The value of the NumberFormat property, which is a NumberFormatInfo containing the default number format information for the current CultureInfo, if formatType is the Type object for the NumberFormatInfo class.

-or-

The value of the DateTimeFormat property, which is a DateTimeFormatInfo containing the default date and time format information for the current CultureInfo, if formatType is the Type object for the DateTimeFormatInfo class.

-or-

A null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), if formatType is any other object.

Implements

IFormatProvider.GetFormat

Remarks

GetFormat implements IFormatProvider.GetFormat.

NumberFormatInfo provides the culture-specific numeric format used in conjunction with the Format methods in the base data types. DateTimeFormatInfo controls how the date and time values are formatted for a specific culture.

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