NumberStyles and DateTimeStyles

using System;
using System.Text;
using System.Globalization;
class Sample
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        int error = int.Parse("(2)");  // Exception thrown

        int minusTwo = int.Parse("(2)", NumberStyles.Integer | NumberStyles.AllowParentheses);  // OK

        decimal fivePointTwo = decimal.Parse("$5.20", NumberStyles.Currency, CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("en-GB"));

    }
}