Make TryParse compatible with comma or dot decimal separator

I know the thread is a little bit older, but I try to provide an answer.

I use regular expression to determine the used number format in the string. The regex also matches numbers without decimal separators ("12345").

var numberString = "1,234.56"; // en
// var numberString = "1.234,56"; // de
var cultureInfo = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;
// if the first regex matches, the number string is in us culture
if (Regex.IsMatch(numberString, @"^(:?[\d,]+\.)*\d+$"))
{
    cultureInfo = new CultureInfo("en-US");
}
// if the second regex matches, the number string is in de culture
else if (Regex.IsMatch(numberString, @"^(:?[\d.]+,)*\d+$"))
{
    cultureInfo = new CultureInfo("de-DE");
}
NumberStyles styles = NumberStyles.Number;
bool isDouble = double.TryParse(numberString, styles, cultureInfo, out number);

HTH

Thomas