CultureInfo description from metadata

namespace System.Globalization

{

    //

    // Summary:

    //     Provides information about a specific culture (called a locale for unmanaged

    //     code development). The information includes the names for the culture, the writing

    //     system, the calendar used, and formatting for dates and sort strings.

    public class CultureInfo : IFormatProvider

    {

        //

        // Summary:

        //     Initializes a new instance of the System.Globalization.CultureInfo class based

        //     on the culture specified by name.

        //

        // Parameters:

        //   name:

        //     A predefined System.Globalization.CultureInfo name, System.Globalization.CultureInfo.Name

        //     of an existing System.Globalization.CultureInfo, or Windows-only culture name.

        //     name is not case-sensitive.

        //

        // Exceptions:

        //   T:System.ArgumentNullException:

        //     name is null.

        //

        //   T:System.Globalization.CultureNotFoundException:

        //     name is not a valid culture name. For more information, see the Notes to Callers

        //     section.

        public CultureInfo(string name);

        //

        // Summary:

        //     Gets the System.Globalization.CultureInfo object that is culture-independent

        //     (invariant).

        //

        // Returns:

        //     The object that is culture-independent (invariant).

        public static CultureInfo InvariantCulture { get; }

        //

        // Summary:

        //     Gets or sets the default UI culture for threads in the current application domain.

        //

        // Returns:

        //     The default UI culture for threads in the current application domain, or null

        //     if the current system UI culture is the default thread UI culture in the application

        //     domain.

        //

        // Exceptions:

        //   T:System.ArgumentException:

        //     In a set operation, the System.Globalization.CultureInfo.Name property value

        //     is invalid.

        public static CultureInfo DefaultThreadCurrentUICulture { get; set; }

        //

        // Summary:

        //     Gets or sets the System.Globalization.CultureInfo object that represents the

        //     current user interface culture used by the Resource Manager to look up culture-specific

        //     resources at run time.

        //

        // Returns:

        //     The culture used by the Resource Manager to look up culture-specific resources

        //     at run time.

        //

        // Exceptions:

        //   T:System.ArgumentNullException:

        //     The property is set to null.

        //

        //   T:System.ArgumentException:

        //     The property is set to a culture name that cannot be used to locate a resource

        //     file. Resource filenames can include only letters, numbers, hyphens, or underscores.

        public static CultureInfo CurrentUICulture { get; set; }

        //

        // Summary:

        //     Gets or sets the System.Globalization.CultureInfo object that represents the

        //     culture used by the current thread.

        //

        // Returns:

        //     An object that represents the culture used by the current thread.

        //

        // Exceptions:

        //   T:System.ArgumentNullException:

        //     The property is set to null.

        public static CultureInfo CurrentCulture { get; set; }

        //

        // Summary:

        //     Gets or sets the default culture for threads in the current application domain.

        //

        // Returns:

        //     The default culture for threads in the current application domain, or null if

        //     the current system culture is the default thread culture in the application domain.

        public static CultureInfo DefaultThreadCurrentCulture { get; set; }

        //

        // Summary:

        //     Gets the culture name in the format languagefull [country/regionfull] in English.

        //

        // Returns:

        //     The culture name in the format languagefull [country/regionfull] in English,

        //     where languagefull is the full name of the language and country/regionfull is

        //     the full name of the country/region.

        public virtual string EnglishName { get; }

        //

        // Summary:

        //     Gets the System.Globalization.CultureInfo that represents the parent culture

        //     of the current System.Globalization.CultureInfo.

        //

        // Returns:

        //     The System.Globalization.CultureInfo that represents the parent culture of the

        //     current System.Globalization.CultureInfo.

        public virtual CultureInfo Parent { get; }

        //

        // Summary:

        //     Gets the list of calendars that can be used by the culture.

        //

        // Returns:

        //     An array of type System.Globalization.Calendar that represents the calendars

        //     that can be used by the culture represented by the current System.Globalization.CultureInfo.

        public virtual Calendar[] OptionalCalendars { get; }

        //

        // Summary:

        //     Gets or sets a System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo that defines the culturally

        //     appropriate format of displaying numbers, currency, and percentage.

        //

        // Returns:

        //     A System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo that defines the culturally appropriate

        //     format of displaying numbers, currency, and percentage.

        //

        // Exceptions:

        //   T:System.ArgumentNullException:

        //     The property is set to null.

        //

        //   T:System.InvalidOperationException:

        //     The System.Globalization.CultureInfo.NumberFormat property or any of the System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo

        //     properties is set, and the System.Globalization.CultureInfo is read-only.

        public virtual NumberFormatInfo NumberFormat { get; set; }

        //

        // Summary:

        //     Gets the culture name, consisting of the language, the country/region, and the

        //     optional script, that the culture is set to display.

        //

        // Returns:

        //     The culture name. consisting of the full name of the language, the full name

        //     of the country/region, and the optional script. The format is discussed in the

        //     description of the System.Globalization.CultureInfo class.

        public virtual string NativeName { get; }

        //

        // Summary:

        //     Gets the culture name in the format languagecode2-country/regioncode2.

        //

        // Returns:

        //     The culture name in the format languagecode2-country/regioncode2. languagecode2

        //     is a lowercase two-letter code derived from ISO 639-1. country/regioncode2 is

        //     derived from ISO 3166 and usually consists of two uppercase letters, or a BCP-47

        //     language tag.

        public virtual string Name { get; }

        //

        // Summary:

        //     Gets a value indicating whether the current System.Globalization.CultureInfo

        //     is read-only.

        //

        // Returns:

        //     true if the current System.Globalization.CultureInfo is read-only; otherwise,

        //     false. The default is false.

        public bool IsReadOnly { get; }

        //

        // Summary:

        //     Gets a value indicating whether the current System.Globalization.CultureInfo

        //     represents a neutral culture.

        //

        // Returns:

        //     true if the current System.Globalization.CultureInfo represents a neutral culture;

        //     otherwise, false.

        public virtual bool IsNeutralCulture { get; }

        //

        // Summary:

        //     Gets the ISO 639-1 two-letter code for the language of the current System.Globalization.CultureInfo.

        //

        // Returns:

        //     The ISO 639-1 two-letter code for the language of the current System.Globalization.CultureInfo.

        public virtual string TwoLetterISOLanguageName { get; }

        //

        // Summary:

        //     Gets the System.Globalization.TextInfo that defines the writing system associated

        //     with the culture.

        //

        // Returns:

        //     The System.Globalization.TextInfo that defines the writing system associated

        //     with the culture.

        public virtual TextInfo TextInfo { get; }

        //

        // Summary:

        //     Gets or sets a System.Globalization.DateTimeFormatInfo that defines the culturally

        //     appropriate format of displaying dates and times.

        //

        // Returns:

        //     A System.Globalization.DateTimeFormatInfo that defines the culturally appropriate

        //     format of displaying dates and times.

        //

        // Exceptions:

        //   T:System.ArgumentNullException:

        //     The property is set to null.

        //

        //   T:System.InvalidOperationException:

        //     The System.Globalization.CultureInfo.DateTimeFormat property or any of the System.Globalization.DateTimeFormatInfo

        //     properties is set, and the System.Globalization.CultureInfo is read-only.

        public virtual DateTimeFormatInfo DateTimeFormat { get; set; }

        //

        // Summary:

        //     Gets the System.Globalization.CompareInfo that defines how to compare strings

        //     for the culture.

        //

        // Returns:

        //     The System.Globalization.CompareInfo that defines how to compare strings for

        //     the culture.

        public virtual CompareInfo CompareInfo { get; }

        //

        // Summary:

        //     Gets the default calendar used by the culture.

        //

        // Returns:

        //     A System.Globalization.Calendar that represents the default calendar used by

        //     the culture.

        public virtual Calendar Calendar { get; }

        //

        // Summary:

        //     Gets the full localized culture name.

        //

        // Returns:

        //     The full localized culture name in the format languagefull [country/regionfull],

        //     where languagefull is the full name of the language and country/regionfull is

        //     the full name of the country/region.

        public virtual string DisplayName { get; }

        //

        // Summary:

        //     Returns a read-only wrapper around the specified System.Globalization.CultureInfo

        //     object.

        //

        // Parameters:

        //   ci:

        //     The System.Globalization.CultureInfo object to wrap.

        //

        // Returns:

        //     A read-only System.Globalization.CultureInfo wrapper around ci.

        //

        // Exceptions:

        //   T:System.ArgumentNullException:

        //     ci is null.

        public static CultureInfo ReadOnly(CultureInfo ci);

        //

        // Summary:

        //     Creates a copy of the current System.Globalization.CultureInfo.

        //

        // Returns:

        //     A copy of the current System.Globalization.CultureInfo.

        public virtual object Clone();

        //

        // Summary:

        //     Determines whether the specified object is the same culture as the current System.Globalization.CultureInfo.

        //

        // Parameters:

        //   value:

        //     The object to compare with the current System.Globalization.CultureInfo.

        //

        // Returns:

        //     true if value is the same culture as the current System.Globalization.CultureInfo;

        //     otherwise, false.

        public override bool Equals(object value);

        //

        // Summary:

        //     Gets an object that defines how to format the specified type.

        //

        // Parameters:

        //   formatType:

        //     The System.Type for which to get a formatting object. This method only supports

        //     the System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo and System.Globalization.DateTimeFormatInfo

        //     types.

        //

        // Returns:

        //     The value of the System.Globalization.CultureInfo.NumberFormat property, which

        //     is a System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo containing the default number format

        //     information for the current System.Globalization.CultureInfo, if formatType is

        //     the System.Type object for the System.Globalization.NumberFormatInfo class.-or-

        //     The value of the System.Globalization.CultureInfo.DateTimeFormat property, which

        //     is a System.Globalization.DateTimeFormatInfo containing the default date and

        //     time format information for the current System.Globalization.CultureInfo, if

        //     formatType is the System.Type object for the System.Globalization.DateTimeFormatInfo

        //     class.-or- null, if formatType is any other object.

        public virtual object GetFormat(Type formatType);

        //

        // Summary:

        //     Serves as a hash function for the current System.Globalization.CultureInfo, suitable

        //     for hashing algorithms and data structures, such as a hash table.

        //

        // Returns:

        //     A hash code for the current System.Globalization.CultureInfo.

        public override int GetHashCode();

        //

        // Summary:

        //     Returns a string containing the name of the current System.Globalization.CultureInfo

        //     in the format languagecode2-country/regioncode2.

        //

        // Returns:

        //     A string containing the name of the current System.Globalization.CultureInfo.

        public override string ToString();

    }

}