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.