NumberFormatInfo.CurrencyPositivePattern Property

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Gets or sets the format pattern for positive currency values.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property CurrencyPositivePattern As Integer
public int CurrencyPositivePattern { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.Int32
The format pattern for positive currency values. The default for InvariantInfo is 0, which represents "$n", where "$" is the CurrencySymbol and n is a number.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException

The property is being set to a value that is less than 0 or greater than 3.

InvalidOperationException

The property is being set and the NumberFormatInfo object is read-only.

Remarks

This property has one of the values in the following table. The symbol "$" is the CurrencySymbol and n is a number.

Value

Associated pattern

0

$n

1

n$

2

$ n

3

n $

Examples

The following example formats a numeric value using each of the four possible values of the CurrencyNegativePattern property for the current culture.

Imports System.Globalization

Public Module Example
   Public Sub Demo(outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
      ' Create a read-write NumberFormatInfo object for the current culture.
      Dim numberInfo As NumberFormatInfo = DirectCast(NumberFormatInfo.CurrentInfo.Clone, _
                                                      NumberFormatInfo)
      Dim value As Decimal = 1416.32d

      ' Assign each possible value to the CurrencyPositivePattern property.
      For ctr As Integer = 0 to 3
         numberInfo.CurrencyPositivePattern = ctr
         outputBlock.Text += String.Format("{0,2}: {1}", ctr, _
                                           value.ToString("C", numberInfo)) + vbCrLf
      Next
   End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
'        0: $1,416.32
'        1: 1,416.32$
'        2: $ 1,416.32
'        3: 1,416.32 $
using System;
using System.Globalization;

public class Example
{
   public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
   {
      // Create a read-write NumberFormatInfo object for the current culture.
      NumberFormatInfo numberInfo = NumberFormatInfo.CurrentInfo.Clone() as NumberFormatInfo;
      decimal value = 1416.32m;

      // Assign each possible value to the CurrencyPositivePattern property.
      for (int ctr = 0; ctr <= 3; ctr++)
      {
         numberInfo.CurrencyPositivePattern = ctr;
         outputBlock.Text += String.Format("{0,2}: {1}\n", ctr, 
                                           value.ToString("C", numberInfo));
      }
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//        0: $1,416.32
//        1: 1,416.32$
//        2: $ 1,416.32
//        3: 1,416.32 $

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.