VB.NET Core Classes in a Nutshell

Name

IFormatProvider

Synopsis

This interface provides a way to retrieve an object that controls formatting through the GetFormat() method. For example, the System.Globalization.CultureInfo class can return a System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo object, a System.Globalization.DateTimeFormatInfo object, or a null reference, depending on the supplied formatType parameter.

Public Interface IFormatProvider
                  ' Public Instance Methods
   Public Function GetFormat(
        ByVal formatType As Type) As Object  
End Interface

Implemented By

System.Globalization.{CultureInfo, DateTimeFormatInfo, NumberFormatInfo}

Returned By

System.IO.TextWriter.FormatProvider

Passed To

Multiple types