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RegionInfo::CurrentRegion Property

 

Gets the RegionInfo that represents the country/region used by the current thread.

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

public:
property RegionInfo^ CurrentRegion {
	static RegionInfo^ get();
}

Property Value

Type: System.Globalization::RegionInfo^

The RegionInfo that represents the country/region used by the current thread.

The value of this property is based on the culture selected through the regional and language options portion of Control Panel. However, that information can change during the life of the AppDomain. The RegionInfo class does not automatically detect changes in the system settings, but the CurrentRegion property is updated when you call the ClearCachedData method.

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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