Writing the Culture Info Browser Application

The Culture Info Browser application uses the methods and properties in the CultureInfo class to give you specific information about the formatting of numbers, dates, and strings for each culture on your computer.

To get started, create a new Windows Forms application named Globalization_vb or Globalization_cs, depending on the language you're using.

When the default form1 comes up in the designer, follow these steps to complete the user interface:

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Change the Text property of the form to Culture Info Browser.
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Change the Font property of the form to 12pt Tahoma.
3.
Drag a ListBox control to the form. Change the Name property to lb, and set the Dock property to Left.
4.
Drag a Splitter control to ...

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