C# Decimal ToString(IFormatProvider)

Description

Decimal ToString(IFormatProvider) converts the numeric value of this instance to its equivalent string representation using the specified culture-specific format information.

Syntax

Decimal.ToString(IFormatProvider) has the following syntax.

public string ToString(
  IFormatProvider provider
)

Parameters

Decimal.ToString(IFormatProvider) has the following parameters.

• provider - An object that supplies culture-specific formatting information.

Returns

Decimal.ToString(IFormatProvider) method returns The string representation of the value of this instance as specified by provider.

Example

The following example displays the string representation of a Decimal value using CultureInfo objects that represent several different cultures.

using System;/*w w  w  .j  a va  2s. c om*/
using System.Globalization;
public class MainClass
{
    public static void Main(String[] argv)
    {
        decimal value = -16325.62m;
        // Display value using the invariant culture.
        System.Console.WriteLine(value.ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
        // Display value using the en-GB culture.
        System.Console.WriteLine(value.ToString(CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("en-GB")));
        // Display value using the de-DE culture.
        System.Console.WriteLine(value.ToString(CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("de-DE")));

    }
}

The code above generates the following result.