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RegionInfo::IsMetric Property

 

Gets a value indicating whether the country/region uses the metric system for measurements.

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

public:
property bool IsMetric {
	virtual bool get();
}

Property Value

Type: System::Boolean

true if the country/region uses the metric system for measurements; otherwise, false.

The following code example displays the properties of the RegionInfo class.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Globalization;
int main()
{

   // Displays the property values of the RegionInfo for "US".
   RegionInfo^ myRI1 = gcnew RegionInfo( "US" );
   Console::WriteLine( "   Name:                         {0}", myRI1->Name );
   Console::WriteLine( "   DisplayName:                  {0}", myRI1->DisplayName );
   Console::WriteLine( "   EnglishName:                  {0}", myRI1->EnglishName );
   Console::WriteLine( "   IsMetric:                     {0}", myRI1->IsMetric );
   Console::WriteLine( "   ThreeLetterISORegionName:     {0}", myRI1->ThreeLetterISORegionName );
   Console::WriteLine( "   ThreeLetterWindowsRegionName: {0}", myRI1->ThreeLetterWindowsRegionName );
   Console::WriteLine( "   TwoLetterISORegionName:       {0}", myRI1->TwoLetterISORegionName );
   Console::WriteLine( "   CurrencySymbol:               {0}", myRI1->CurrencySymbol );
   Console::WriteLine( "   ISOCurrencySymbol:            {0}", myRI1->ISOCurrencySymbol );
}

/*
This code produces the following output.

   Name:                         US
   DisplayName:                  United States
   EnglishName:                  United States
   IsMetric:                     False
   ThreeLetterISORegionName:     USA
   ThreeLetterWindowsRegionName: USA
   TwoLetterISORegionName:       US
   CurrencySymbol:               $
   ISOCurrencySymbol:            USD

*/

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
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