C# Convert ToSingle(String, IFormatProvider)

Description

Convert ToSingle(String, IFormatProvider) converts the specified string representation of a number to an equivalent single-precision floating-point number, using the specified culture-specific formatting information.

Syntax

Convert.ToSingle(String, IFormatProvider) has the following syntax.

public static float ToSingle(
  string value,
  IFormatProvider provider
)

Parameters

Convert.ToSingle(String, IFormatProvider) has the following parameters.

• value - A string that contains the number to convert.
• provider - An object that supplies culture-specific formatting information.

Returns

Convert.ToSingle(String, IFormatProvider) method returns A single-precision floating-point number that is equivalent to the number in value, or 0 (zero) if value is null.

Example

using System;/*w  ww  .j av  a2  s.c om*/
using System.Globalization;

class MainClass
{
    public static void Main( )
    {
        NumberFormatInfo provider = new NumberFormatInfo();

        provider.NegativeSign = "neg ";
        provider.PositiveSign = "pos ";

        provider.NumberDecimalSeparator = ".";
        provider.NumberGroupSeparator = ",";
        provider.NumberGroupSizes = new int[ ] { 3 };
        provider.NumberNegativePattern = 0;

        Console.WriteLine( Convert.ToSingle( "12345" ));
        Console.WriteLine( Convert.ToSingle( "12345", provider ) );
    }
}

The code above generates the following result.