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NumberFormatInfo.GetFormat Method

.NET Framework 2.0

Gets an object of the specified type that provides a number formatting service.

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

public Object GetFormat (
	Type formatType
)

public final Object GetFormat (
	Type formatType
)

JScript

public final function GetFormat (
	formatType : Type
) : Object

Parameters

formatType: The Type of the required formatting service.

Return Value

The current NumberFormatInfo, if formatType is the same as the type of the current NumberFormatInfo; otherwise, a null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

The Format(String, IFormatProvider) methods supported by the base data types invoke this method when the current NumberFormatInfo is passed as the IFormatProvider parameter. This method implements IFormatProvider.GetFormat.

Platforms

Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.0

Reference

NumberFormatInfo Class
NumberFormatInfo Members
System.Globalization Namespace
IFormatProvider
GetFormat

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