procedure GetLocaleFormatSettings ( LCID : Integer; var FormatSettings : TFormatSettings ) ;
Description
The GetLocaleFormatSettings procedure gets the LCID Windows locale global variable values into a TFormatSettings record.
This record is used by the thread-safe versions of a number of data conversion functions - it must be furnished using this function before the conversion function is invoked.
Related commands
CurrToStrF Convert a currency value to a string with formatting
DateTimeToStr Converts TDateTime date and time values to a string
FloatToStrF Convert a floating point value to a string with formatting
Format Rich formatting of numbers and text into a string
TFormatSettings A record for holding locale values for thread-safe functions
Example code : Use of the format settings record
var
formatSettings : TFormatSettings;
begin
// Furnish the locale format settings record
GetLocaleFormatSettings(LOCALE_SYSTEM_DEFAULT, formatSettings);
// And use it in the thread safe form of CurrToStrF
ShowMessage('1234.56 formats as = '+
CurrToStrF(1234.56, ffCurrency, 4, formatSettings));
end;
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1234.56 formats as £1,234.5600