Gets or sets the locale information used to compare strings within the table.
Assembly: System.Data (in System.Data.dll)
Syntax . . :: . CultureInfo
A CultureInfo that contains data about the user's machine locale. The default is the DataSet object's CultureInfo (returned by the Locale property) to which the DataTable belongs; if the table doesn't belong to a DataSet, the default is the current system CultureInfo.
Public Property Locale As CultureInfopublic CultureInfo Locale { get; set; }public:
property CultureInfo^ Locale {
CultureInfo^ get ();
void set (CultureInfo^ value);
}member Locale : CultureInfo with get, set
Property Value
Type: System.GlobalizationA CultureInfo that contains data about the user's machine locale. The default is the DataSet object's CultureInfo (returned by the Locale property) to which the DataTable belongs; if the table doesn't belong to a DataSet, the default is the current system CultureInfo.
Remarks
A CultureInfo represents the software preferences of a particular culture or community.
When used for string comparisons, the CultureInfo affects sorting, comparisons, and filtering.
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In columns that contain expressions, the InvariantCulture is used. The CurrentCulture is ignored. |
Examples
The following example sets the CultureInfo through the Locale and prints the ISO language name.
Private Sub ChangeCultureInfo(table As DataTable)
' Print the LCID of the present CultureInfo.
Console.WriteLine(table.Locale.LCID)
' Create a new CultureInfo for the United Kingdom.
Dim myCultureInfo As CultureInfo = New CultureInfo("en-gb")
table.Locale = myCultureInfo
' Print the new LCID.
Console.WriteLine(table.Locale.LCID)
End Sub
private void ChangeCultureInfo(DataTable table)
{
// Print the LCID of the present CultureInfo.
Console.WriteLine(table.Locale.LCID);
// Create a new CultureInfo for the United Kingdom.
CultureInfo myCultureInfo = new CultureInfo("en-gb");
table.Locale = myCultureInfo;
// Print the new LCID.
Console.WriteLine(table.Locale.LCID);
}
Platforms
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.