NumberFormatInfo.NumberGroupSeparator Property

Definition

Gets or sets the string that separates groups of digits to the left of the decimal in numeric values.

public:
 property System::String ^ NumberGroupSeparator { System::String ^ get(); void set(System::String ^ value); };
public string NumberGroupSeparator { get; set; }
member this.NumberGroupSeparator : string with get, set
Public Property NumberGroupSeparator As String

Property Value

The string that separates groups of digits to the left of the decimal in numeric values. The default for InvariantInfo is ",".

Exceptions

The property is being set to null.

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

Examples

The following example demonstrates the effect of changing the NumberGroupSeparator property.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Globalization;
int main()
{
   
   // Gets a NumberFormatInfo associated with the en-US culture.
   CultureInfo^ MyCI = gcnew CultureInfo( "en-US",false );
   NumberFormatInfo^ nfi = MyCI->NumberFormat;
   
   // Displays a value with the default separator (S", ").
   Int64 myInt = 123456789;
   Console::WriteLine( myInt.ToString( "N", nfi ) );
   
   // Displays the same value with a blank as the separator.
   nfi->NumberGroupSeparator = " ";
   Console::WriteLine( myInt.ToString( "N", nfi ) );
}

/*
This code produces the following output.
123, 456, 789.00
123 456 789.00
*/
using System;
using System.Globalization;

class NumberFormatInfoSample {

   public static void Main() {

      // Gets a NumberFormatInfo associated with the en-US culture.
      NumberFormatInfo nfi = new CultureInfo( "en-US", false ).NumberFormat;

      // Displays a value with the default separator (",").
      Int64 myInt = 123456789;
      Console.WriteLine( myInt.ToString( "N", nfi ) );

      // Displays the same value with a blank as the separator.
      nfi.NumberGroupSeparator = " ";
      Console.WriteLine( myInt.ToString( "N", nfi ) );
   }
}


/*
This code produces the following output.

123,456,789.00
123 456 789.00
*/
Imports System.Globalization

Class NumberFormatInfoSample

   Public Shared Sub Main()

      ' Gets a NumberFormatInfo associated with the en-US culture.
      Dim nfi As NumberFormatInfo = New CultureInfo("en-US", False).NumberFormat

      ' Displays a value with the default separator (",").
      Dim myInt As Int64 = 123456789
      Console.WriteLine(myInt.ToString("N", nfi))

      ' Displays the same value with a blank as the separator.
      nfi.NumberGroupSeparator = " "
      Console.WriteLine(myInt.ToString("N", nfi))

   End Sub

End Class


'This code produces the following output.
'
'123,456,789.00
'123 456 789.00

Remarks

The NumberGroupSeparator property is used with the "N" standard format string to define the symbol that separates groups of integral digits. For more information, see Standard Numeric Format Strings.

The initial value of this property is derived from the settings in the Region and Language item in Control Panel.

Applies to

See also