System.Globalization Namespace   NumberFormatInfo Class

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Sets or retrieves the format pattern for negative currency values.

[ VB ]
public Property CurrencyNegativePattern As Integer

[ C# ]
public int CurrencyNegativePattern {get; set;}

[ C++ ]
public: __property int get_CurrencyNegativePattern ( );
public: __property void set_CurrencyNegativePattern ( int );

[ JScript ]
function get CurrencyNegativePattern ( ) : int;
public function set CurrencyNegativePattern ( int );

The format pattern for negative currency values. The default for InvariantInfo is 0, which represents " ( $n ) ", where "$" is the CurrencySymbol and n is a number.

Exception Type	Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	The property is being set to a value that is less than 0 or greater than 15.
InvalidOperationException	The property is being set and the NumberFormatInfo is read-only.

This property can have one of the values in the following table. The symbol "$" is the CurrencySymbol, the symbol "-" is the NegativeSign, and n is a number.

Value	Associated Pattern
0	( $n )
1	-$n
2	$-n
3	$n-
4	( n$ )
5	-n$
6	n-$
7	n$-
8	-n $
9	-$ n
10	n $-
11	$ n-
12	$ -n
13	n- $
14	( $ n )
15	( n $ )

The below shows the CurrencyNegativePattern used for each of the available cultures.

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NumberFormatInfo Members   CurrencyDecimalDigits   CurrencyDecimalSeparator   CurrencyGroupSeparator   CurrencyGroupSizes   CurrencySymbol   CurrencyPositivePattern   NumberNegativePattern   PercentNegativePattern

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