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CultureInfo::GetFormat Method
Visual Studio 2010
Gets an object that defines how to format the specified type.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- formatType
- Type: System::Type
The Type for which to get a formatting object. This method only supports the NumberFormatInfo and DateTimeFormatInfo types.
Return Value
Type: System::ObjectThe value of the NumberFormat property, which is a NumberFormatInfo containing the default number format information for the current CultureInfo, if formatType is the Type object for the NumberFormatInfo class.
-or-
The value of the DateTimeFormat property, which is a DateTimeFormatInfo containing the default date and time format information for the current CultureInfo, if formatType is the Type object for the DateTimeFormatInfo class.
-or-
null, if formatType is any other object.
Implements
IFormatProvider::GetFormat(Type)GetFormat implements IFormatProvider::GetFormat.
NumberFormatInfo provides the culture-specific numeric format used in conjunction with the Format methods in the base data types. DateTimeFormatInfo controls how the date and time values are formatted for a specific culture.
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.
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