NumberFormatInfo::CurrencySymbol Property

.NET Framework (current version)

Gets or sets the string to use as the currency symbol.

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

Syntax

public:
property String^ CurrencySymbol {
	String^ get();
	void set(String^ value);
}

Property Value

Type: System::String^

The string to use as the currency symbol. The default for InvariantInfo is "¤".

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The property is being set to null.
InvalidOperationException	The property is being set and the NumberFormatInfo object is read-only.

Remarks

The string assigned to the CurrencySymbol property is included in the result string when a numeric value is formatted with the "C" standard numeric format string.

Examples

The following example displays the currency symbol for the current culture and uses the "C" standard numeric format string to format a currency value.

C++

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1