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.NET Framework Class Library
Application..::.CurrentCulture Property

Gets or sets the culture information for the current thread.

Namespace: System.Windows.Forms
Assembly: System.Windows.Forms (in System.Windows.Forms.dll)
Syntax
Public Shared Property CurrentCulture As CultureInfo
public static CultureInfo CurrentCulture { get; set; }
public:
static property CultureInfo^ CurrentCulture {
	CultureInfo^ get ();
	void set (CultureInfo^ value);
}
static member CurrentCulture : CultureInfo with get, set

Property Value

Type: System.Globalization..::.CultureInfo
A CultureInfo representing the culture information for the current thread.
Examples

The following code example gets this property and displays its value in a text box. The example requires that textBox1 has been placed on a form.


Private Sub PrintCurrentCulture()
   textBox1.Text = "The current culture is: " & _
      Application.CurrentCulture.EnglishName
End Sub
  


private void PrintCurrentCulture() {
    textBox1.Text = "The current culture is: " +
       Application.CurrentCulture.EnglishName;
 }
   


private:
   void PrintCurrentCulture()
   {
      textBox1->Text = "The current culture is: {0}",
         Application::CurrentCulture->EnglishName;
   }

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1
.NET Framework Security
  • UIPermission 

    for all windows to set this property. Associated enumeration: UIPermissionWindow..::.AllWindows

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.