Imports System.Globalization
Imports System.Threading
Module Example
Public Sub Main()
Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("en-US")
Dim value As String
Dim styles As NumberStyles
value = "(4,999.64)"
styles = NumberStyles.AllowParentheses Or NumberStyles.AllowTrailingSign Or NumberStyles.Float
ShowNumericValue(value, styles)
End Sub
Private Sub ShowNumericValue(value As String, styles As NumberStyles)
Dim number As Double
Try
number = Double.Parse(value, styles)
Console.WriteLine("Converted '{0}' using {1} to {2}.",value, styles.ToString(), number)
Catch e As FormatException
Console.WriteLine("Unable to parse '{0}' with styles {1}.",value, styles.ToString())
End Try
Console.WriteLine()
End Sub
End Module