NumberFormatInfo.NumberGroupSeparator Property
Silverlight
Gets or sets the string that separates groups of digits to the left of the decimal in numeric values.
Namespace: System.Globalization
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Property Value
Type: System.StringThe string that separates groups of digits to the left of the decimal in numeric values. The default for InvariantInfo is ",".
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | The property is being set to null. |
| InvalidOperationException | The property is being set and the NumberFormatInfo object is read-only. |
The following example demonstrates the effect of changing the NumberGroupSeparator property.
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 value with the default separator (","). Int64 myInt = 123456789; outputBlock.Text += String.Format(myInt.ToString("N", nfi)) + "\n"; // Displays the same value with a blank as the separator. nfi.NumberGroupSeparator = " "; outputBlock.Text += String.Format(myInt.ToString("N", nfi)) + "\n"; } } /* This code produces the following output. 123,456,789.00 123 456 789.00 */
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