NumberFormatInfo.CurrencyGroupSeparator Property
Gets or sets the string that separates groups of digits to the left of the decimal in currency 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 currency 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 initial value of this property is derived from the settings in the Regional and Language item in Control Panel.
The CurrencyGroupSeparator property is used with the "C" standard format string to define the symbol that separates groups of integers. For more information, see Standard Numeric Format Strings.
The following example demonstrates the effect of changing the CurrencyGroupSeparator property.
using System; using System.Globalization; class NumberFormatInfoSample { public static void Main() { // Gets a NumberFormatInfo associated with the en-US culture. NumberFormatInfo nfi = new CultureInfo( "en-US", false ).NumberFormat; // Displays a value with the default separator (","). Int64 myInt = 123456789; Console.WriteLine( myInt.ToString( "C", nfi ) ); // Displays the same value with a blank as the separator. nfi.CurrencyGroupSeparator = " "; Console.WriteLine( myInt.ToString( "C", nfi ) ); } } /* This code produces the following output. $123,456,789.00 $123 456 789.00 */
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)
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