NumberFormatInfo.NumberGroupSizes Property

public:
 property cli::array <int> ^ NumberGroupSizes { cli::array <int> ^ get(); void set(cli::array <int> ^ value); };

public int[] NumberGroupSizes { get; set; }

member this.NumberGroupSizes : int[] with get, set

Public Property NumberGroupSizes As Integer()

Property Value

The number of digits in each group to the left of the decimal in numeric values. The default for InvariantInfo is a one-dimensional array with only one element, which is set to 3.

Exceptions

Examples

The following example demonstrates the effect of changing the NumberGroupSizes property.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Globalization;
int main()
{
   
   // Gets a NumberFormatInfo associated with the en-US culture.
   CultureInfo^ MyCI = gcnew CultureInfo( "en-US",false );
   NumberFormatInfo^ nfi = MyCI->NumberFormat;
   
   // Displays a value with the default separator (S".").
   Int64 myInt = 123456789012345;
   Console::WriteLine( myInt.ToString( "N", nfi ) );
   
   // Displays the same value with different groupings.
   array<Int32>^mySizes1 = {2,3,4};
   array<Int32>^mySizes2 = {2,3,0};
   nfi->NumberGroupSizes = mySizes1;
   Console::WriteLine( myInt.ToString( "N", nfi ) );
   nfi->NumberGroupSizes = mySizes2;
   Console::WriteLine( myInt.ToString( "N", nfi ) );
}

/*
This code produces the following output.
123, 456, 789, 012, 345.00
12, 3456, 7890, 123, 45.00
1234567890, 123, 45.00
*/

using System;
using System.Globalization;

class NumberFormatInfoSample {

   public static void Main() {

      // Gets a NumberFormatInfo associated with the en-US culture.
      NumberFormatInfo nfi = new CultureInfo( "en-US", false ).NumberFormat;

      // Displays a value with the default separator (".").
      Int64 myInt = 123456789012345;
      Console.WriteLine( myInt.ToString( "N", nfi ) );

      // Displays the same value with different groupings.
      int[] mySizes1 = {2,3,4};
      int[] mySizes2 = {2,3,0};
      nfi.NumberGroupSizes = mySizes1;
      Console.WriteLine( myInt.ToString( "N", nfi ) );
      nfi.NumberGroupSizes = mySizes2;
      Console.WriteLine( myInt.ToString( "N", nfi ) );
   }
}


/*
This code produces the following output.

123,456,789,012,345.00
12,3456,7890,123,45.00
1234567890,123,45.00
*/

Imports System.Globalization

Class NumberFormatInfoSample

   Public Shared Sub Main()

      ' Gets a NumberFormatInfo associated with the en-US culture.
      Dim nfi As NumberFormatInfo = New CultureInfo("en-US", False).NumberFormat

      ' Displays a value with the default separator (".").
      Dim myInt As Int64 = 123456789012345
      Console.WriteLine(myInt.ToString("N", nfi))

      ' Displays the same value with different groupings.
      Dim mySizes1 As Integer() =  {2, 3, 4}
      Dim mySizes2 As Integer() =  {2, 3, 0}
      nfi.NumberGroupSizes = mySizes1
      Console.WriteLine(myInt.ToString("N", nfi))
      nfi.NumberGroupSizes = mySizes2
      Console.WriteLine(myInt.ToString("N", nfi))

   End Sub

End Class


'This code produces the following output.
'
'123,456,789,012,345.00
'12,3456,7890,123,45.00
'1234567890,123,45.00

The following example prints a value using different NumberGroupSizes arrays.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Globalization;
String^ PrintArraySet( array<Int32>^myArr )
{
   String^ myStr = nullptr;
   myStr = myArr[ 0 ].ToString();
   for ( int i = 1; i < myArr->Length; i++ )
      myStr = String::Concat( myStr, ", ", myArr[ i ].ToString() );
   return myStr;
}

int main()
{
   
   // Creates a new NumberFormatinfo.
   NumberFormatInfo^ myNfi = gcnew NumberFormatInfo;
   
   // Takes a long value.
   Int64 myInt = 123456789012345;
   
   // Displays the value with default formatting.
   Console::WriteLine( "Default  \t\t:\t{0}", myInt.ToString( "N", myNfi ) );
   
   // Displays the value with three elements in the GroupSize array.
   array<Int32>^newInts1 = {2,3,4};
   myNfi->NumberGroupSizes = newInts1;
   Console::WriteLine( "Grouping ( {0} )\t:\t{1}", PrintArraySet( myNfi->NumberGroupSizes ), myInt.ToString( "N", myNfi ) );
   
   // Displays the value with zero as the last element in the GroupSize array.
   array<Int32>^newInts2 = {2,4,0};
   myNfi->NumberGroupSizes = newInts2;
   Console::WriteLine( "Grouping ( {0} )\t:\t{1}", PrintArraySet( myNfi->NumberGroupSizes ), myInt.ToString( "N", myNfi ) );
}

/*
This code produces the following output. 

Default               :       123, 456, 789, 012, 345.00
Grouping (2, 3, 4)    :       12, 3456, 7890, 123, 45.00
Grouping (2, 4, 0)    :       123456789, 0123, 45.00
*/

using System;
using System.Globalization;
class SamplesNumberFormatInfo  {

   public static void Main()  {

      // Creates a new NumberFormatinfo.
      NumberFormatInfo myNfi = new NumberFormatInfo();

      // Takes a long value.
      Int64 myInt = 123456789012345;

      // Displays the value with default formatting.
      Console.WriteLine( "Default  \t\t:\t{0}", myInt.ToString( "N", myNfi ) );

      // Displays the value with three elements in the GroupSize array.
      myNfi.NumberGroupSizes = new int[]  { 2, 3, 4 };
      Console.WriteLine( "Grouping ( {0} )\t:\t{1}",
         PrintArraySet( myNfi.NumberGroupSizes ), myInt.ToString( "N", myNfi ) );

      // Displays the value with zero as the last element in the GroupSize array.
      myNfi.NumberGroupSizes = new int[]  { 2, 4, 0 };
      Console.WriteLine( "Grouping ( {0} )\t:\t{1}",
         PrintArraySet( myNfi.NumberGroupSizes ), myInt.ToString( "N", myNfi ) );
   }

   public static string PrintArraySet( int[] myArr )  {
      string myStr = null;
      myStr = myArr[0].ToString();
      for ( int i = 1; i < myArr.Length; i++ )
         myStr += ", " + myArr[i].ToString();
      return( myStr );
   }
}
/*
This code produces the following output.

Default                 :       123,456,789,012,345.00
Grouping ( 2, 3, 4 )    :       12,3456,7890,123,45.00
Grouping ( 2, 4, 0 )    :       123456789,0123,45.00
*/

Imports System.Globalization

Class SamplesNumberFormatInfo
    
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        
        ' Creates a new NumberFormatinfo.
        Dim myNfi As New NumberFormatInfo()
        
        ' Takes a long value.
        Dim myInt As Int64 = 123456789012345
        
        ' Displays the value with default formatting.
        Console.WriteLine("Default  " + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab _
           + ":" + ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", myInt.ToString("N", myNfi))
        
        ' Displays the value with three elements in the GroupSize array.
        myNfi.NumberGroupSizes = New Integer() {2, 3, 4}
        Console.WriteLine("Grouping ( {0} )" + ControlChars.Tab + ":" _
           + ControlChars.Tab + "{1}", _
           PrintArraySet(myNfi.NumberGroupSizes), myInt.ToString("N", myNfi))
        
        ' Displays the value with zero as the last element in the GroupSize array.
        myNfi.NumberGroupSizes = New Integer() {2, 4, 0}
        Console.WriteLine("Grouping ( {0} )" + ControlChars.Tab + ":" _
           + ControlChars.Tab + "{1}", _
           PrintArraySet(myNfi.NumberGroupSizes), myInt.ToString("N", myNfi))
    End Sub
    
    
    Public Shared Function PrintArraySet(myArr() As Integer) As String
        Dim myStr As String = Nothing
        myStr = myArr(0).ToString()
        Dim i As Integer
        For i = 1 To myArr.Length - 1
            myStr += ", " + myArr(i).ToString()
        Next i
        Return myStr
    End Function
End Class

' This code produces the following output. 
' 
' Default                 :       123,456,789,012,345.00
' Grouping ( 2, 3, 4 )    :       12,3456,7890,123,45.00
' Grouping ( 2, 4, 0 )    :       123456789,0123,45.00

Remarks

The value of the NumberGroupSizes property affects the result of number values that are formatted by using the "N" . If a custom numeric format string or other standard numeric format strings are used, the value of the NumberGroupSizes property is ignored.

Every element in the one-dimensional array must be an integer from 1 through 9. The last element can be 0.

The first element of the array defines the number of elements in the least significant group of digits immediately to the left of the NumberDecimalSeparator. Each subsequent element refers to the next significant group of digits to the left of the previous group. If the last element of the array is not 0, the remaining digits are grouped based on the last element of the array. If the last element is 0, the remaining digits are not grouped.

For example, if the array contains { 3, 4, 5 }, the digits are grouped similar to "55,55555,55555,55555,4444,333.00". If the array contains { 3, 4, 0 }, the digits are grouped similar to "55555555555555555,4444,333.00".

Applies to

See also

• NumberDecimalDigits
• NumberDecimalSeparator
• NumberGroupSeparator
• NaNSymbol
• NumberNegativePattern
• CurrencyGroupSizes
• PercentGroupSizes