NumberFormatInfo.GetFormat Method
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Gets an object of the specified type that provides a numeric formatting service.
Namespace: System.Globalization
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
Public Function GetFormat ( _
formatType As Type _
) As Object
public Object GetFormat(
Type formatType
)
Parameters
- formatType
Type: System..::.Type
The Type of the required formatting service.
Return Value
Type: System..::.Object
The current NumberFormatInfo object, if formatType is an object of type NumberFormatInfo; otherwise, nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
Implements
IFormatProvider..::.GetFormat(Type)
Remarks
The numeric formatting and parsing methods that include a parameter of type IFormatProvider invoke this method when the current NumberFormatInfo object is passed as the IFormatProvider parameter. This method implements IFormatProvider..::.GetFormat.
Version Information
Windows Phone OS
Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0
Platforms
Windows Phone