System Namespace DateTime Structure
Converts the value of this instance to all the string representations supported by the standard DateTime format specifiers.
1. Converts the value of this instance to all the string representations supported by the standard DateTime format specifiers.
2. Converts the value of this instance to all the string representations supported by the specified standard DateTime format specifier.
3. Converts the value of this instance to all the string representations supported by the standard DateTime format specifiers and the specified culture-specific formatting information.
4. Converts the value of this instance to all the string representations supported by the specified standard DateTime format specifier and culture-specific formatting information.
The below code snippet demonstrates using the GetDateTimeFormats method.
NOTE: This example shows how to use one of the overloaded versions of GetDateTimeFormats. For other examples that might be available, see the individual overload topics.
<script language="C#" runat="server">
string html;
public void Page_Load ( Object src, EventArgs e ) {
if ( !IsPostBack ) {
CultureInfo [ ] cultures = CultureInfo.GetCultures ( CultureTypes.SpecificCultures );
foreach ( CultureInfo c in cultures ) {
culturesSelect.Items.Add ( c.DisplayName );
culturesSelect.Items.FindByText ( c.DisplayName ).Value = c.Name;
}
}
// write headers
...
DateTime now = DateTime.Now;
IFormatProvider culture = new CultureInfo ( culturesSelect.SelectedItem.Value );
string [ ] nowFormats = now.GetDateTimeFormats ( culture );
// list all DateTime formats for given culture
int i = 0;
foreach ( string format in nowFormats ) {
html += "<tr>";
html += "<td>" + i ++ + "</td>";
html += "<td>" + format + "</td>";
html += "</tr>";
}
html += "</table>";
}
</script>
<script language="VB" runat="server">
Dim html As String
Public Sub Page_Load ( src As Object, e As EventArgs )
If Not IsPostBack Then
Dim cultures As CultureInfo ( ) = CultureInfo.GetCultures ( CultureTypes.SpecificCultures )
Dim c As CultureInfo
For Each c In cultures
culturesSelect.Items.Add ( c.DisplayName )
culturesSelect.Items.FindByText ( c.DisplayName ).Value = c.Name
Next c
End If
' write headers
...
Dim now As DateTime = DateTime.Now
Dim culture = New CultureInfo ( culturesSelect.SelectedItem.Value )
Dim nowFormats As String ( ) = now.GetDateTimeFormats ( culture )
' list all DateTime formats for given culture
Dim i As Integer = 0
Dim format As String
For Each format In nowFormats
html += "<tr>"
html += "<td>" & i + i & "</td>"
html += "<td>" & format & "</td>"
html += "</tr>"
Next format
html += "</table>"
End Sub
</script> |
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