NumberFormatInfo.GetFormat(Type) Method

Definition

Namespace:: System.Globalization

Assembly:: System.Globalization.dll

Assembly:: System.Runtime.dll

Assemblies:: mscorlib.dll, System.Runtime.dll

Assembly:: mscorlib.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

Gets an object of the specified type that provides a number formatting service.

public:
 virtual System::Object ^ GetFormat(Type ^ formatType);

public object GetFormat (Type formatType);

public object? GetFormat (Type? formatType);

abstract member GetFormat : Type -> obj
override this.GetFormat : Type -> obj

Public Function GetFormat (formatType As Type) As Object

Parameters

formatType: Type

The Type of the required formatting service.

Returns

Object

The current NumberFormatInfo, if formatType is the same as the type of the current NumberFormatInfo; otherwise, null.

Implements

GetFormat(Type)

Remarks

The Format(String, IFormatProvider) methods supported by the base data types invoke this method when the current NumberFormatInfo is passed as the IFormatProvider parameter. This method implements IFormatProvider.GetFormat.

Applies to