NumberFormatInfo.NumberDecimalDigits Property
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]
Gets or sets the number of decimal places to use in numeric values.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Property Value
Type: System.Int32The number of decimal places to use in numeric values. The default for InvariantInfo is 2.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException | The property is being set to a value that is less than 0 or greater than 99. |
| InvalidOperationException | The property is being set and the NumberFormatInfo is read-only. |
The following example demonstrates the effect of changing the NumberDecimalDigits property.
Imports System.Globalization Class Example Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock) ' Gets a NumberFormatInfo associated with the en-US culture. Dim nfi As NumberFormatInfo = New CultureInfo("en-US").NumberFormat ' Displays a negative value with the default number of decimal digits (2). Dim myInt As Int64 = -1234 outputBlock.Text += String.Format(myInt.ToString("N", nfi)) & vbCrLf ' Displays the same value with four decimal digits. nfi.NumberDecimalDigits = 4 outputBlock.Text += String.Format(myInt.ToString("N", nfi)) & vbCrLf End Sub End Class 'NumberFormatInfoSample ' ' This example produces the following output. ' -1,234.00 ' -1,234.0000
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