NumberFormatInfo.CurrencySymbol Property
Updated: August 2010
Gets or sets the string to use as the currency symbol.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
'Declaration Public Property CurrencySymbol As String 'Usage Dim instance As NumberFormatInfo Dim value As String value = instance.CurrencySymbol instance.CurrencySymbol = value
Property Value
Type: System.StringThe string to use as the currency symbol. The default for InvariantInfo is "¤".
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | The property is being set to Nothing. |
| InvalidOperationException | The property is being set and the NumberFormatInfo is read-only. |
The following code example demonstrates the CurrencySymbol property. This code example is part of a larger example provided for the NumberFormatInfo class.
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