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Parse string using $ as the currency symbol for en-GB and en-us cultures

using System; using System.Globalization; class MainClass {     public static void Main()     {         string value = "$6,543.21";         NumberStyles style = NumberStyles.Number | NumberStyles.AllowCurrencySymbol;         CultureInfo provider = new CultureInfo("en-GB");         try         {             decimal number = Decimal.Parse(value, style, provider);             Console.WriteLine("'{0}' converted to {1}.", value, number);         }         catch (FormatException)         {             Console.WriteLine("Unable to parse '{0}'.", value);         }     } }