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System.Globalization.DateTimeFormatInfo Class

Description

The DateTimeFormatInfo class provides support for DateTime to string formatting according to a culture.

A direct construction of a DateTimeFormatInfo object creates a culture independent object. Use System.Globalization.CultureInfo to create one that is culture dependant.

Syntax

Constructor Create ;

Methods

	GetAbbreviatedDayName	Gets the abbreviated name for a Day of the Week
	GetAbbreviatedEraName	Get the abbreviated Era name for the specified era number
	GetAbbreviatedMonthName	Gets the abbreviated name for a Month of the Year
	GetAllDateTimePatterns	Gets string representations of all the DateTime formatting patterns
	GetDayName	Gets the full name for a Day of the Week
	GetEra	Get the Era number for the given Era name
	GetEraName	Get the full Era name for the specified era number
	GetMonthName	Gets the full name for a Month of the Year

Properties

AbbreviatedDayNames	Arrfoay of String	Gets or sets a one-dimensional array of type String containing the culture-specific abbreviated names of the days of the week.
AbbreviatedMonthNames	Array of String	Gets or sets a one-dimensional array of type String containing the culture-specific abbreviated names of the months.
AMDesignator	String	Gets or sets the string designator for hours that are "ante meridiem" (before noon).
Calendar	Calendar	Gets or sets the calendar to use for the current culture.
CalendarWeekRule	CalendarWeekRule	Gets or sets a value that specifies which rule is used to determine the first calendar week of the year.
CurrentInfo	CurrentInfo	Gets a read-only DateTimeFormatInfo that formats values based on the current culture.
DateSeparator	String	Gets or sets the string that separates the components of a date; that is, the year, month, and day.
DayNames	Array of String	Gets or sets a one-dimensional array of type String containing the culture-specific full names of the days of the week.
FirstDayOfWeek	DayOfWeek	Gets or sets the first day of the week.
FullDateTimePattern	String	Gets or sets the format pattern for a long date and long time value, which is associated with the F format character.
InvariantInfo	DateTimeFormatInfo	Gets the default read-only DateTimeFormatInfo that is culture-independent (invariant).
IsReadOnly	Boolean	Gets a value indicating whether the DateTimeFormatInfo is read-only.
LongDatePattern	String	Gets or sets the format pattern for a long date value, which is associated with the D format character.
LongTimePattern	String	Gets or sets the format pattern for a long time value, which is associated with the T format character.
MonthDayPattern	String	Gets or sets the format pattern for a month and day value, which is associated with the m and M format characters.
MonthNames	Array of String	Gets or sets a one-dimensional array of type String containing the culture-specific full names of the months.
PMDesignator	String	Gets or sets the string designator for hours that are "post meridiem" (after noon).
RFC1123Pattern	String	Gets the format pattern for a time value, which is based on the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) Request for Comments (RFC) 1123 specification and is associated with the r and R format characters.
ShortDatePattern	String	Gets or sets the format pattern for a short date value, which is associated with the d format character.
ShortTimePattern	String	Gets or sets the format pattern for a short time value, which is associated with the t format character.
SortableDateTimePattern	String	Gets the format pattern for a sortable date and time value, which is associated with the s format character.
TimeSeparator	String	Gets or sets the string that separates the components of time; that is, the hour, minutes, and seconds.
UniversalSortableDateTimePattern	String	Gets the format pattern for a universal sortable date and time value, which is associated with the u and U format characters.
YearMonthPattern	String	Gets or sets the format pattern for a year and month value, which is associated with the y and Y format characters.

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System.Globalization.datetimeformatinfo