Adds static methods of the form Parse.<TypeName>(string str) that use
CultureInfo.InvariantCulture. These are to be used when parsing strings.
It's still safe (from the CA1304/CA1305 perspective) to use the ToDecimal
extension method for decimals.
Adds string extension methods for common operations that will now require
CultureInfo.InvariantCulture. These are to be used when converting values
to strings, such as ToStringInvariant()/ToStringInvariant(format), but also
useful for searching within strings, StartsWithInvariant, EndsWithInvariant
and IndexOfInvariant.
FxCop has various rulesets for enforcing things within our codebase.
For this particular issue, we'll be enforcing CA1304 and CA1305 to
ensure we're always using an IFormatProvider or a CultureInfo where
applicable.
Linked Issue: #3045
In the advanced build settings, Language version was also upgraded from C# 5.0 to C# 6.0. The minimum Visual Studio version required will now be VS2015.
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