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NumberFormatInfo.PercentNegativePattern Property

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Gets or sets the format pattern for negative percent values.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property PercentNegativePattern As Integer

public int PercentNegativePattern { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.Int32
The format pattern for negative percent values. The default for InvariantInfo is 0, which represents "-n %", where "%" is the PercentSymbol 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 11.
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 PercentSymbol, the symbol "-" is the NegativeSign, and n is a number.

Value

Associated pattern

0

-n %

1

-n%

2

-%n

3

%-n

4

%n-

5

n-%

6

n%-

7

-% n

8

n %-

9

% n-

10

% -n

11

n- %

Examples

The following example formats a numeric value using each of the 12 possible values of the PercentNegativePattern 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 = -0.1324d

      ' Assign each possible value to the PercentNegativePattern property.
      For ctr As Integer = 0 to 11
         numberInfo.PercentNegativePattern = ctr
         outputBlock.Text += String.Format("{0,2}: {1}", _
                                           ctr, value.ToString("P", numberInfo)) + vbCrLf
      Next
   End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
'        0: -13.24 %
'        1: -13.24%
'        2: -%13.24
'        3: %-13.24
'        4: %13.24-
'        5: 13.24-%
'        6: 13.24%-
'        7: -% 13.24
'        8: 13.24 %-
'        9: % 13.24-
'       10: % -13.24
'       11: 13.24- %

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 = -0.1324m;

      // Assign each possible value to the CurrencyNegativePattern property.
      for (int ctr = 0; ctr <= 11; ctr++)
      {
         numberInfo.PercentNegativePattern = ctr;
         outputBlock.Text += String.Format("{0,2}: {1}\n", ctr, 
                                           value.ToString("P", numberInfo));
      }
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//        0: -13.24 %
//        1: -13.24%
//        2: -%13.24
//        3: %-13.24
//        4: %13.24-
//        5: 13.24-%
//        6: 13.24%-
//        7: -% 13.24
//        8: 13.24 %-
//        9: % 13.24-
//       10: % -13.24
//       11: 13.24- %

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.