NumberFormatInfo.GetInstance Method
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Gets the NumberFormatInfo object associated with the specified IFormatProvider object.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- formatProvider
- Type: System.IFormatProvider
The IFormatProvider object used to get the NumberFormatInfo.
-or-
null to get the CurrentInfo object.
Return Value
Type: System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfoThe NumberFormatInfo object associated with the specified IFormatProvider object.
This method uses the IFormatProvider.GetFormat method of formatProvider using NumberFormatInfo as the Type parameter. If formatProvider is null or if IFormatProvider.GetFormat returns null, this method returns CurrentInfo.
Your application gets a NumberFormatInfo object for a specific culture using one of the following methods:
Through the CultureInfo.NumberFormat property.
Through the GetInstance method where provider is a CultureInfo.
A NumberFormatInfo object is created only for the invariant culture or for specific cultures, not for neutral cultures. For more information about the invariant culture, specific cultures, and neutral cultures, see the CultureInfo class.