NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo Property

 

Gets a read-only NumberFormatInfo object that is culture-independent (invariant).

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

Public Shared ReadOnly Property InvariantInfo As NumberFormatInfo

Property Value

Type: System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo

A read-only object that is culture-independent (invariant).

This NumberFormatInfo object returned by this property does not change, regardless of the current culture. It represents the formatting conventions of the invariant culture, which is a culture associated with the English language but not with any country/region. The invariant culture is used in formatting operations that are culture-independent or that produce result strings suitable for display across multiple cultures.

The following example displays the default property values of the InvariantInfo.

Imports System
Imports System.Globalization
Imports System.Text
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic


Class SamplesNumberFormatInfo


   Public Shared Sub Main()

      ' Gets the InvariantInfo.
      Dim myInv As NumberFormatInfo = NumberFormatInfo.InvariantInfo

      ' Gets a UnicodeEncoding to display the Unicode value of symbols.
      Dim myUE As New UnicodeEncoding(True, False)
      Dim myCodes() As Byte

      ' Displays the default values for each of the properties.
      Console.WriteLine("InvariantInfo:")
      Console.WriteLine("Note: Symbols might not display correctly on the console,")
      Console.WriteLine("therefore, Unicode values are included.")
      Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + "CurrencyDecimalDigits" + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", myInv.CurrencyDecimalDigits)
      Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + "CurrencyDecimalSeparator" + ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", myInv.CurrencyDecimalSeparator)
      Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + "CurrencyGroupSeparator" + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", myInv.CurrencyGroupSeparator)
      Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + "CurrencyGroupSizes" + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", myInv.CurrencyGroupSizes(0))
      Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + "CurrencyNegativePattern" + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", myInv.CurrencyNegativePattern)
      Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + "CurrencyPositivePattern" + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", myInv.CurrencyPositivePattern)
      myCodes = myUE.GetBytes(myInv.CurrencySymbol)
      Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + "CurrencySymbol" + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab + "{0}" + ControlChars.Tab + "(U+{1:x2}{2:x2})", myInv.CurrencySymbol, myCodes(0), myCodes(1))
      Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + "NaNSymbol" + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", myInv.NaNSymbol)
      Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + "NegativeInfinitySymbol" + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", myInv.NegativeInfinitySymbol)
      Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + "NegativeSign" + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", myInv.NegativeSign)
      Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + "NumberDecimalDigits" + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", myInv.NumberDecimalDigits)
      Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + "NumberDecimalSeparator" + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", myInv.NumberDecimalSeparator)
      Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + "NumberGroupSeparator" + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", myInv.NumberGroupSeparator)
      Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + "NumberGroupSizes" + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", myInv.NumberGroupSizes(0))
      Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + "NumberNegativePattern" + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", myInv.NumberNegativePattern)
      Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + "PercentDecimalDigits" + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", myInv.PercentDecimalDigits)
      Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + "PercentDecimalSeparator" + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", myInv.PercentDecimalSeparator)
      Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + "PercentGroupSeparator" + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", myInv.PercentGroupSeparator)
      Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + "PercentGroupSizes" + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", myInv.PercentGroupSizes(0))
      Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + "PercentNegativePattern" + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", myInv.PercentNegativePattern)
      Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + "PercentPositivePattern" + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", myInv.PercentPositivePattern)
      myCodes = myUE.GetBytes(myInv.PercentSymbol)
      Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + "PercentSymbol" + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab + "{0}" + ControlChars.Tab + "(U+{1:x2}{2:x2})", myInv.PercentSymbol, myCodes(0), myCodes(1))
      myCodes = myUE.GetBytes(myInv.PerMilleSymbol)
      Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + "PerMilleSymbol" + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab + "{0}" + ControlChars.Tab + "(U+{1:x2}{2:x2})", myInv.PerMilleSymbol, myCodes(0), myCodes(1))
      Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + "PositiveInfinitySymbol" + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", myInv.PositiveInfinitySymbol)
      Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Tab + "PositiveSign" + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", myInv.PositiveSign)
   End Sub 'Main 
End Class 'SamplesNumberFormatInfo


' This code produces the following output.
'
' InvariantInfo:
' Note: Symbols might not display correctly on the console,
' therefore, Unicode values are included.
'         CurrencyDecimalDigits           2
'         CurrencyDecimalSeparator        .
'         CurrencyGroupSeparator          ,
'         CurrencyGroupSizes              3
'         CurrencyNegativePattern         0
'         CurrencyPositivePattern         0
'         CurrencySymbol                         (U+00a4)
'         NaNSymbol                       NaN
'         NegativeInfinitySymbol          -Infinity
'         NegativeSign                    -
'         NumberDecimalDigits             2
'         NumberDecimalSeparator          .
'         NumberGroupSeparator            ,
'         NumberGroupSizes                3
'         NumberNegativePattern           1
'         PercentDecimalDigits            2
'         PercentDecimalSeparator         .
'         PercentGroupSeparator           ,
'         PercentGroupSizes               3
'         PercentNegativePattern          0
'         PercentPositivePattern          0
'         PercentSymbol                   %       (U+0025)
'         PerMilleSymbol                  %       (U+2030)
'         PositiveInfinitySymbol          Infinity
'         PositiveSign                    +

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
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