System.Globalization Namespace   DateTimeFormatInfo Class

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Returns the integer representing the specified era.

[ VB ]
public Function GetEra ( _
   ByVal eraName As String _
) As Integer

[ C# ]
public int GetEra ( 
   string eraName
);

[ C++ ]
public: int GetEra ( 
   String* eraName
);

[ JScript ]
function GetEra ( 
   eraName : String
) : int;

eraName

The string containing the name of the era.

The integer representing the era, if eraName is valid; otherwise, -1.

Exception Type	Condition
ArgumentNullException	eraName is a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic ).

The era name is the name a calendar uses to refer to a period of time reckoned from a fixed point or event. For example, "A.D." or "C.E." is the current era in the Gregorian calendar.

The comparison with eraName is case-insensitive; for example, "A.D." is equivalent to "a.d.".

If the GregorianCalendar is selected in DateTimeFormatInfo.Calendar, DateTimeFormatInfo ignores punctuation in abbreviated era names; that is, "A.D." is equivalent to "AD".

GetEra compares eraName with the full era name returned by GetEraName and with the abbreviated era name returned by GetAbbreviatedEraName.

DateTimeFormatInfo Members   GetEraName   Calendar

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