System.Globalization.RegionInfo.CurrentRegion returns blank values on Maui

[mmiller-d8]

Description

System.Globalization.RegionInfo.CurrentRegion returns a default RegionInfo object. This worked before upgrading to .net 9.

Currently, I've only tested this on iOS.

Another thing that is broken with .net 9 is my ability to compile for Android at all. There is a discrepancy with the SDK version, but that's a different issue.

This is kind of a big deal. I would assume it breaks globalization? It does certainly break the ability to show the correct currency symbol in my app. It also makes it impossible for me to get the correct pricing to display to the user.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a new iOS app. Or use an existing one.
2. Assign System.Globalization.RegionInfo.CurrentRegion to a variable.
3. Set a breakpoint
4. Look at the value. It's all blanks and the currency symbol is something I don't recognize.

Link to public reproduction project repository

No response

Version with bug

9.0.0 GA

Is this a regression from previous behavior?

Yes, this used to work in .NET MAUI

Last version that worked well

8.0.100 SR10

Affected platforms

I was not able test on other platforms

Affected platform versions

iOS 17.2 is the only one I've tested it on.

Did you find any workaround?

I did not.

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[tarekgh]

@matouskozak could you please have a look at this one too? Thanks!

This is most likely related to the issue that the CurrentCulture is returning en no region is associated to it.

[matouskozak]

@matouskozak could you please have a look at this one too? Thanks!

This is most likely related to the issue that the CurrentCulture is returning en no region is associated to it.

I think you're right.

@mmiller-d8 Thank you for reporting the issue, a temporary workaround for you could be to set the CurrentCulture for your app using NSLocale (note: this only works on iOS). I'll try to fix this issue soon, but it will take some time until the fix makes it into servicing releases.

[mmiller-d8]

@matouskozak I'm seeing that it also doesn't work to create a CultureInfo object with the name. It creates it, but it doesn't have the correct information - so trying to use that to write a formatted currency string doesn't work. You get the same weird currency symbol no matter what.

[matouskozak]

@matouskozak I'm seeing that it also doesn't work to create a CultureInfo object with the name. It creates it, but it doesn't have the correct information - so trying to use that to write a formatted currency string doesn't work. You get the same weird currency symbol no matter what.

Could you please share what code did you use and what results are you expecting? Thank you.