Making Convert.ToDecimal() adapt to the language settings

[Gustaf]

I read some data from an XML file. Some datas need to be converted to
decimals. The program is to be used in any country, so sometimes the
decimal sign is "." and sometimes ",". How can I make
Convert.ToDecimal() adapt to the user's language settings? Assume
Windows XP and .NET Framework 1.1.

Gustaf

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Gustaf,

Instead of using Convert, use the static Parse method on the Decimal
type, the overload which passed in the IFormatProvider.

Hope this helps.
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I read some data from an XML file. Some datas need to be converted to
decimals. The program is to be used in any country, so sometimes the
decimal sign is "." and sometimes ",". How can I make Convert.ToDecimal()
adapt to the user's language settings? Assume Windows XP and .NET Framework
1.1.

Gustaf

[Gustaf]

Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP] wrote:

Instead of using Convert, use the static Parse method on the Decimal
type, the overload which passed in the IFormatProvider.

Thanks, you give me hope this can be solved. But I'll need some further
help on how to specify the IFormatProvider. I tried
NumberStyles.AllowDecimalPoint and NumberFormatInfo.CurrentInfo, but I
still get the System.FormatException error when I feed Decimal.Parse()
with numbers with the "wrong" decimal character.

Gustaf