CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo Method (String) (System.Globalization)

GetCultureInfo Method (String)

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.NET Framework Class Library

CultureInfo..::.GetCultureInfo Method (String)

Retrieves a cached, read-only instance of a culture using the specified culture name.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Shared Function GetCultureInfo ( _
    name As String _
) As CultureInfo

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim name As String
Dim returnValue As CultureInfo

returnValue = CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo(name)

public static CultureInfo GetCultureInfo(
    string name
)

Visual C++

public:
static CultureInfo^ GetCultureInfo(
    String^ name
)

JScript

public static function GetCultureInfo(
    name : String
) : CultureInfo

Parameters

name: Type: System..::.String
The name of a culture.

Return Value

Type: System.Globalization..::.CultureInfo
A read-only CultureInfo object.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	name is null.
ArgumentException	name specifies a culture that is not supported.

Remarks

The GetCultureInfo method obtains a cached, read-only culture object more quickly than a new culture object is created with a CultureInfo constructor. Your application should clear the cache with the ClearCachedData method.

The GetCultureInfo method is typically used by tools that need to efficiently load resources or create multiple instances of a culture.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune

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

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0

Reference

CultureInfo Class

CultureInfo Members

GetCultureInfo Overload

System.Globalization Namespace

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