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 object GetFormat(Type formatType);
}

Implemented By

System.Globalization.{CultureInfo, DateTimeFormatInfo, NumberFormatInfo}

Returned By

System.IO.TextWriter.FormatProvider

Passed To

Multiple types