PersianCalendar.ToDateTime Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Globalization

Assemblies:: mscorlib.dll, System.Globalization.Calendars.dll

Assembly:: System.Runtime.dll

Assembly:: System.Globalization.Calendars.dll

Assembly:: mscorlib.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

Source:: PersianCalendar.cs

Source:: PersianCalendar.cs

Source:: PersianCalendar.cs

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Returns a DateTime object that is set to the specified date, time, and era.

public:
 override DateTime ToDateTime(int year, int month, int day, int hour, int minute, int second, int millisecond, int era);

public override DateTime ToDateTime (int year, int month, int day, int hour, int minute, int second, int millisecond, int era);

override this.ToDateTime : int * int * int * int * int * int * int * int -> DateTime

Public Overrides Function ToDateTime (year As Integer, month As Integer, day As Integer, hour As Integer, minute As Integer, second As Integer, millisecond As Integer, era As Integer) As DateTime

Parameters

year: Int32

An integer from 1 through 9378 that represents the year.

month: Int32

An integer from 1 through 12 that represents the month.

day: Int32

An integer from 1 through 31 that represents the day.

hour: Int32

An integer from 0 through 23 that represents the hour.

minute: Int32

An integer from 0 through 59 that represents the minute.

second: Int32

An integer from 0 through 59 that represents the second.

millisecond: Int32

An integer from 0 through 999 that represents the millisecond.

era: Int32

An integer from 0 through 1 that represents the era.

Returns

DateTime

A DateTime object that is set to the specified date and time in the current era.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

year, month, day, hour, minute, second, millisecond, or era is outside the range supported by this calendar.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates the use of the ToDateTime method.

using System;
using System.Globalization;

class Sample
{
    public static void Main()
    {
      PersianCalendar jc = new PersianCalendar();
      DateTime thisDate = DateTime.Now;

        //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        // Properties
        //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Console.WriteLine("\n........... Selected Properties .....................\n");
      Console.Write("Eras:");
      foreach (int era in jc.Eras)
      {
         Console.WriteLine(" era = {0}", era);
      }
        //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Console.WriteLine("\nTwoDigitYearMax = {0}", jc.TwoDigitYearMax);
        //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        // Methods
        //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Console.WriteLine("\n............ Selected Methods .......................\n");

        //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Console.WriteLine("GetDayOfYear: day = {0}", jc.GetDayOfYear(thisDate));
        //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Console.WriteLine("GetDaysInMonth: days = {0}",
                        jc.GetDaysInMonth( thisDate.Year, thisDate.Month,
                        PersianCalendar.PersianEra));
        //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Console.WriteLine("GetDaysInYear: days = {0}",
                        jc.GetDaysInYear(thisDate.Year, PersianCalendar.PersianEra));
        //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Console.WriteLine("GetLeapMonth: leap month (if any) = {0}",
                        jc.GetLeapMonth(thisDate.Year, PersianCalendar.PersianEra));
        //-------------------------------------------------------------
      Console.WriteLine("GetMonthsInYear: months in a year = {0}",
                        jc.GetMonthsInYear(thisDate.Year, PersianCalendar.PersianEra));
        //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Console.WriteLine("IsLeapDay: This is a leap day = {0}",
                        jc.IsLeapDay(thisDate.Year, thisDate.Month, thisDate.Day,
                        PersianCalendar.PersianEra));
        //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Console.WriteLine("IsLeapMonth: This is a leap month = {0}",
                        jc.IsLeapMonth(thisDate.Year, thisDate.Month,
                        PersianCalendar.PersianEra));
        //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      Console.WriteLine("IsLeapYear: 1370 is a leap year = {0}",
                        jc.IsLeapYear(1370, PersianCalendar.PersianEra));
        //--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        // Get the 4-digit year for a year whose last two digits are 99. The 4-digit year
        // depends on the current value of the TwoDigitYearMax property.

      Console.WriteLine("ToFourDigitYear:");
      Console.WriteLine("  If TwoDigitYearMax = {0}, ToFourDigitYear(99) = {1}",
                         jc.TwoDigitYearMax, jc.ToFourDigitYear(99));
      jc.TwoDigitYearMax = thisDate.Year;
      Console.WriteLine("  If TwoDigitYearMax = {0}, ToFourDigitYear(99) = {1}",
                        jc.TwoDigitYearMax, jc.ToFourDigitYear(99));
    }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//       ........... Selected Properties .....................
//
//       Eras: era = 1
//
//       TwoDigitYearMax = 99
//
//       ............ Selected Methods .......................
//
//       GetDayOfYear: day = 1
//       GetDaysInMonth: days = 31
//       GetDaysInYear: days = 365
//       GetLeapMonth: leap month (if any) = 0
//       GetMonthsInYear: months in a year = 12
//       IsLeapDay: This is a leap day = False
//       IsLeapMonth: This is a leap month = False
//       IsLeapYear: 1370 is a leap year = True
//       ToFourDigitYear:
//         If TwoDigitYearMax = 99, ToFourDigitYear(99) = 99
//         If TwoDigitYearMax = 2012, ToFourDigitYear(99) = 1999

Imports System.Globalization

Class Sample
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        '--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        ' Get today's date.
        '--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Dim jc As New PersianCalendar()
        Dim thisDate As Date = Date.Now

        '--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        ' Properties
        '--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Console.WriteLine(vbCrLf & _
                          "........... Selected Properties ....................." & vbCrLf)
        Console.Write("Eras:")
        Dim era As Integer
        For Each era In jc.Eras
            Console.WriteLine(" era = {0}", era)
        Next era
        '--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Console.WriteLine("TwoDigitYearMax = {0}", jc.TwoDigitYearMax)
        '--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        ' Methods
        '--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Console.WriteLine(vbCrLf & _
                          "............ Selected Methods ......................." & vbCrLf)

        '--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Console.WriteLine("GetDayOfYear: day = {0}", jc.GetDayOfYear(thisDate))
        '--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        Console.WriteLine("GetDaysInMonth: days = {0}", _
                           jc.GetDaysInMonth(thisDate.Year, _
                                             thisDate.Month, _
                                             PersianCalendar.PersianEra))
        '--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Console.WriteLine("GetDaysInYear: days = {0}", _
                          jc.GetDaysInYear(thisDate.Year, PersianCalendar.PersianEra))
        '--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Console.WriteLine("GetLeapMonth: leap month (if any) = {0}", _
                           jc.GetLeapMonth(thisDate.Year, PersianCalendar.PersianEra))
        '--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Console.WriteLine("GetMonthsInYear: months in a year = {0}", _
                           jc.GetMonthsInYear(thisDate.Year, PersianCalendar.PersianEra))
        '--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Console.WriteLine("IsLeapDay: This is a leap day = {0}", _
                           jc.IsLeapDay(thisDate.Year, _
                                        thisDate.Month, thisDate.Day, _
                                        PersianCalendar.PersianEra))
        '--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Console.WriteLine("IsLeapMonth: This is a leap month = {0}", _
                           jc.IsLeapMonth(thisDate.Year, _
                                          thisDate.Month, _
                                          PersianCalendar.PersianEra))
        '--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Console.WriteLine("IsLeapYear: 1370 is a leap year = {0}", _
                           jc.IsLeapYear(1370, PersianCalendar.PersianEra))
        '--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        ' Get the 4-digit year for a year whose last two digits are 99. The 4-digit year 
        ' depends on the current value of the TwoDigitYearMax property.

        Console.WriteLine("ToFourDigitYear:")
        Console.WriteLine("  If TwoDigitYearMax = {0}, ToFourDigitYear(99) = {1}", _
                          jc.TwoDigitYearMax, jc.ToFourDigitYear(99))
        jc.TwoDigitYearMax = thisDate.Year
        Console.WriteLine("  If TwoDigitYearMax = {0}, ToFourDigitYear(99) = {1}", _
                          jc.TwoDigitYearMax, jc.ToFourDigitYear(99))
    End Sub
End Class 
' The example displays output like the following: 
'       ........... Seleted Properties .....................
'       
'       Eras: era = 1
'       
'       TwoDigitYearMax = 99
'       
'       ............ Selected Methods .......................
'       
'       GetDayOfYear: day = 1
'       GetDaysInMonth: days = 31
'       GetDaysInYear: days = 365
'       GetLeapMonth: leap month (if any) = 0
'       GetMonthsInYear: months in a year = 12
'       IsLeapDay: This is a leap day = False
'       IsLeapMonth: This is a leap month = False
'       IsLeapYear: 1370 is a leap year = True
'       ToFourDigitYear:
'         If TwoDigitYearMax = 99, ToFourDigitYear(99) = 99
'         If TwoDigitYearMax = 2012, ToFourDigitYear(99) = 1999

Remarks

The ToDateTime method is useful because it can convert any date in the current calendar to a Gregorian calendar date. The Gregorian date can subsequently be used, for example, to compare dates in different calendars or create an equivalent date in a particular calendar.

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