NumberFormatInfo.NumberGroupSizes Property

Property Value

Type: array<System.Int32[]
The number of digits in each group to the left of the decimal in numeric values. The default for InvariantInfo is a one-dimensional array with only one element, which is set to 3.

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 Int64 = 123456789012345
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(myInt.ToString("N", nfi)) & vbCrLf

      ' Displays the same value with different groupings.
      Dim mySizes1 As Integer() = {2, 3, 4}
      Dim mySizes2 As Integer() = {2, 3, 0}
      nfi.NumberGroupSizes = mySizes1
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(myInt.ToString("N", nfi)) & vbCrLf
      nfi.NumberGroupSizes = mySizes2
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(myInt.ToString("N", nfi)) & vbCrLf
   End Sub 
End Class 
' This example produces the following output.
'       123,456,789,012,345.00
'       12,3456,7890,123,45.00
'       1234567890,123,45.00

using System;
using System.Globalization;

class Example
{
   public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
   {
      // Gets a NumberFormatInfo associated with the en-US culture.
      NumberFormatInfo nfi = new CultureInfo("en-US").NumberFormat;

      // Displays a value with the default separator (".").
      Int64 myInt = 123456789012345;
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(myInt.ToString("N", nfi)) + "\n";

      // Displays the same value with different groupings.
      int[] mySizes1 = { 2, 3, 4 };
      int[] mySizes2 = { 2, 3, 0 };
      nfi.NumberGroupSizes = mySizes1;
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(myInt.ToString("N", nfi)) + "\n";
      nfi.NumberGroupSizes = mySizes2;
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(myInt.ToString("N", nfi)) + "\n";
   }
}
/* 
This code produces the following output.
   123,456,789,012,345.00
   12,3456,7890,123,45.00
   1234567890,123,45.00
*/

Imports System.Globalization

Class Example

   Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)

      ' Creates a new NumberFormatinfo.
      Dim myNfi As New NumberFormatInfo()

      ' Takes a long value.
      Dim myInt As Int64 = 123456789012345

      ' Displays the value with default formatting.
      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("Default  " + ControlChars.Tab + ControlChars.Tab _
         + ":" + ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", myInt.ToString("N", myNfi)) & vbCrLf

      ' Displays the value with three elements in the GroupSize array.
      myNfi.NumberGroupSizes = New Integer() {2, 3, 4}
      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("Grouping ( {0} ) & vbCrLf" + ControlChars.Tab + ":" _
         + ControlChars.Tab + "{1}", _
         PrintArraySet(myNfi.NumberGroupSizes), myInt.ToString("N", myNfi))

      ' Displays the value with zero as the last element in the GroupSize array.
      myNfi.NumberGroupSizes = New Integer() {2, 4, 0}
      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("Grouping ( {0} ) & vbCrLf" + ControlChars.Tab + ":" _
         + ControlChars.Tab + "{1}", _
         PrintArraySet(myNfi.NumberGroupSizes), myInt.ToString("N", myNfi))
   End Sub


   Public Shared Function PrintArraySet(ByVal myArr() As Integer) As String
      Dim myStr As String = Nothing
      myStr = myArr(0).ToString()
      Dim i As Integer
      For i = 1 To myArr.Length - 1
         myStr += ", " + myArr(i).ToString()
      Next i
      Return myStr
   End Function
End Class

' This code produces the following output. 
' 
' Default                 :       123,456,789,012,345.00
' Grouping ( 2, 3, 4 )    :       12,3456,7890,123,45.00
' Grouping ( 2, 4, 0 )    :       123456789,0123,45.00 

using System;
using System.Globalization;
class Example
{

   public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
   {

      // Creates a new NumberFormatinfo.
      NumberFormatInfo myNfi = new NumberFormatInfo();

      // Takes a long value.
      Int64 myInt = 123456789012345;

      // Displays the value with default formatting.
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Default  \t\t:\t{0}", myInt.ToString("N", myNfi)) + "\n";

      // Displays the value with three elements in the GroupSize array.
      myNfi.NumberGroupSizes = new int[] { 2, 3, 4 };
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Grouping ( {0} )\t:\t{1}",
         PrintArraySet(myNfi.NumberGroupSizes), myInt.ToString("N", myNfi)) + "\n";

      // Displays the value with zero as the last element in the GroupSize array.
      myNfi.NumberGroupSizes = new int[] { 2, 4, 0 };
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Grouping ( {0} )\t:\t{1}",
         PrintArraySet(myNfi.NumberGroupSizes), myInt.ToString("N", myNfi)) + "\n";
   }

   public static string PrintArraySet(int[] myArr)
   {
      string myStr = null;
      myStr = myArr[0].ToString();
      for (int i = 1; i < myArr.Length; i++)
         myStr += ", " + myArr[i].ToString();
      return (myStr);
   }
}
/*
This code produces the following output. 

Default                 :       123,456,789,012,345.00
Grouping ( 2, 3, 4 )    :       12,3456,7890,123,45.00
Grouping ( 2, 4, 0 )    :       123456789,0123,45.00
*/