NumberFormatInfo.CurrencyNegativePattern Property
Gets or sets the format pattern for negative currency values.
Namespace: System.Globalization
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Property Value
Type: System.Int32The format pattern for negative currency values. The default for InvariantInfo is 0, which represents "($n)", where "$" is the CurrencySymbol and n is a number.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException | The property is being set to a value that is less than 0 or greater than 15. |
| InvalidOperationException | The property is being set and the NumberFormatInfo object is read-only. |
The CurrencyNegativePattern property is used with the "C" standard format string to define the pattern of negative currency values. For more information, see Standard Numeric Format Strings. This property has one of the values in the following table. The symbol "$" is the CurrencySymbol, the symbol "-" is the NegativeSign, and n is a number.
Value | Associated pattern |
|---|---|
0 | ($n) |
1 | -$n |
2 | $-n |
3 | $n- |
4 | (n$) |
5 | -n$ |
6 | n-$ |
7 | n$- |
8 | -n $ |
9 | -$ n |
10 | n $- |
11 | $ n- |
12 | $ -n |
13 | n- $ |
14 | ($ n) |
15 | (n $) |
The following example shows how the CurrencyNegativePattern property defines the format of negative currency values. It retrieves all the specific cultures that are defined on the host computer and displays each culture's CurrencyNegativePattern property value, its associated pattern, and a number formatted as a currency value.
using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Globalization; public class Example : IComparer<CultureInfo> { public static void Main() { // Assign possible values and their associated patterns to a // generic Dictionary object. Dictionary<int, String> patterns = new Dictionary<int, String>(); string[] patternStrings= { "($n)", "-$n", "$-n", "$n-", "(n$)", "-n$", "n-$", "n$-", "-n $", "-$ n", "n $-", "$ n-", "$ -n", "n- $", "($ n)", "(n $)" }; for (int ctr = patternStrings.GetLowerBound(0); ctr <= patternStrings.GetUpperBound(0); ctr++) patterns.Add(ctr, patternStrings[ctr]); // Retrieve all specific cultures. CultureInfo[] cultures = CultureInfo.GetCultures(CultureTypes.SpecificCultures); Array.Sort(cultures, new Example()); double number = 16.335; // Display the culture, CurrencyNegativePattern value, associated pattern, and result. foreach (var culture in cultures) Console.WriteLine("{0,-15} {1,2} ({2,5}) {3,15}", culture.Name + ":", culture.NumberFormat.CurrencyNegativePattern, patterns[culture.NumberFormat.CurrencyNegativePattern], number.ToString("C", culture)); } public int Compare(CultureInfo x, CultureInfo y) { return String.Compare(x.Name, y.Name); } } // A portion of the output appears as follows: // ca-ES: 8 ( -n $) 16,34 € // co-FR: 8 ( -n $) 16,34 € // cs-CZ: 8 ( -n $) 16,34 Kč // cy-GB: 1 ( -$n) £16.34 // da-DK: 12 ( $ -n) kr. 16,34 // de-AT: 9 ( -$ n) € 16,34 // de-CH: 2 ( $-n) Fr. 16.34 // de-DE: 8 ( -n $) 16,34 € // de-LI: 2 ( $-n) CHF 16.34 // de-LU: 8 ( -n $) 16,34 € // dsb-DE: 8 ( -n $) 16,34 €
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