System.Globalization Namespace   DateTimeFormatInfo Class

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Returns the DateTimeFormatInfo associated with the specified IFormatProvider.

[ VB ]
public Shared Function GetInstance ( _
   ByVal provider As IFormatProvider _
) As DateTimeFormatInfo

[ C# ]
public static DateTimeFormatInfo GetInstance ( 
   IFormatProvider provider
);

[ C++ ]
public: static DateTimeFormatInfo* GetInstance ( 
   IFormatProvider* provider
);

[ JScript ]
static function GetInstance ( 
   provider : IFormatProvider
) : DateTimeFormatInfo;

provider

The IFormatProvider that gets the DateTimeFormatInfo.

-or-

A null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic ) to get CurrentInfo.

A DateTimeFormatInfo associated with the specified IFormatProvider.

This method uses the IFormatProvider.GetFormat method of formatProvider using DateTimeFormatInfo as the Type parameter. If formatProvider is a null reference ( Nothing in Visual Basic ) or if IFormatProvider.GetFormat returns a null reference ( Nothing ), this method returns CurrentInfo.

You can get a DateTimeFormatInfo for a specific culture using one of the following methods:

• Through the CultureInfo.DateTimeFormat property.
• Through the GetInstance method where provider is a CultureInfo.

A DateTimeFormatInfo can be created only for the invariant culture or for specific cultures, not for neutral cultures. For more information about the invariant culture, specific cultures, and neutral cultures, see the CultureInfo class.

DateTimeFormatInfo Members   IFormatProvider

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