NumberFormatInfo.PercentDecimalSeparator Property
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]
Gets or sets the string to use as the decimal separator in percent values.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Property Value
Type: System.StringThe string to use as the decimal separator in percent values. The default for InvariantInfo is ".".
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | The property is being set to Nothing. |
| InvalidOperationException | The property is being set and the NumberFormatInfo object is read-only. |
| ArgumentException | The property is being set to an empty string. |
The following example demonstrates the effect of changing the PercentDecimalSeparator 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 value with the default separator ("."). Dim myInt As [Double] = 0.1234 outputBlock.Text += String.Format(myInt.ToString("P", nfi)) & vbCrLf ' Displays the same value with a blank as the separator. nfi.PercentDecimalSeparator = " " outputBlock.Text += String.Format(myInt.ToString("P", nfi)) & vbCrLf End Sub End Class 'This code produces the following output. ' 12.34 % ' 12 34 %
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