DateFormat Class

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Android.Text.Format

Assembly:: Mono.Android.dll

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Utility class for producing strings with formatted date/time.

[Android.Runtime.Register("android/text/format/DateFormat", DoNotGenerateAcw=true)]
public class DateFormat : Java.Lang.Object

[<Android.Runtime.Register("android/text/format/DateFormat", DoNotGenerateAcw=true)>]
type DateFormat = class
    inherit Object

Inheritance: Object

Object
DateFormat

Attributes: RegisterAttribute

Remarks

Utility class for producing strings with formatted date/time.

Most callers should avoid supplying their own format strings to this class' format methods and rely on the correctly localized ones supplied by the system. This class' factory methods return appropriately-localized java.text.DateFormat instances, suitable for both formatting and parsing dates. For the canonical documentation of format strings, see java.text.SimpleDateFormat.

In cases where the system does not provide a suitable pattern, this class offers the #getBestDateTimePattern method.

The format methods in this class implement a subset of Unicode UTS #35 patterns. The subset currently supported by this class includes the following format characters: acdEHhLKkLMmsyz. Up to API level 17, only adEhkMmszy were supported. Note that this class incorrectly implements k as if it were H for backwards compatibility.

See java.text.SimpleDateFormat for more documentation about patterns, or if you need a more complete or correct implementation. Note that the non-format methods in this class are implemented by SimpleDateFormat.

Java documentation for android.text.format.DateFormat.

Portions of this page are modifications based on work created and shared by the Android Open Source Project and used according to terms described in the Creative Commons 2.5 Attribution License.

Constructors

DateFormat()
DateFormat(IntPtr, JniHandleOwnership)	A constructor used when creating managed representations of JNI objects; called by the runtime.

Fields

AmPm	Obsolete. This member is deprecated.
CapitalAmPm	Obsolete. This member is deprecated.
Date	Obsolete. This member is deprecated.
Day	Obsolete. This member is deprecated.
Hour	Obsolete. This member is deprecated.
HourOfDay	Obsolete. This member is deprecated.
Minute	Obsolete. This member is deprecated.
Month	Obsolete. This member is deprecated.
Quote	Obsolete. This member is deprecated.
Seconds	Obsolete. This member is deprecated.
StandaloneMonth	Obsolete. This member is deprecated.
TimeZone	Obsolete. This member is deprecated.
Year	Obsolete. This member is deprecated.

Properties

Class	Returns the runtime class of this `Object`. (Inherited from Object)
Handle	The handle to the underlying Android instance. (Inherited from Object)
JniIdentityHashCode	(Inherited from Object)
JniPeerMembers
PeerReference	(Inherited from Object)
ThresholdClass	This API supports the Mono for Android infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.
ThresholdType	This API supports the Mono for Android infrastructure and is not intended to be used directly from your code.

Methods

Clone()	Creates and returns a copy of this object. (Inherited from Object)
Dispose()	(Inherited from Object)
Dispose(Boolean)	(Inherited from Object)
Equals(Object)	Indicates whether some other object is "equal to" this one. (Inherited from Object)
Format(String, Calendar)	Given a format string and a `java.util.Calendar` object, returns a CharSequence containing the requested date.
Format(String, Date)	Given a format string and a `java.util.Date` object, returns a CharSequence containing the requested date.
Format(String, Int64)	Given a format string and a time in milliseconds since Jan 1, 1970 GMT, returns a CharSequence containing the requested date.
FormatFormatted(ICharSequence, Calendar)	Given a format string and a `java.util.Calendar` object, returns a CharSequence containing the requested date.
FormatFormatted(ICharSequence, Date)	Given a format string and a `java.util.Date` object, returns a CharSequence containing the requested date.
FormatFormatted(ICharSequence, Int64)	Given a format string and a time in milliseconds since Jan 1, 1970 GMT, returns a CharSequence containing the requested date.
GetBestDateTimePattern(Locale, String)	Returns the best possible localized form of the given skeleton for the given locale.
GetDateFormat(Context)	Returns a `java.text.DateFormat` object that can format the date in short form according to the context's locale.
GetDateFormatOrder(Context)	Gets the current date format stored as a char array.
GetHashCode()	Returns a hash code value for the object. (Inherited from Object)
GetLongDateFormat(Context)	Returns a `java.text.DateFormat` object that can format the date in long form (such as `Monday, January 3, 2000`) for the context's locale.
GetMediumDateFormat(Context)	Returns a `java.text.DateFormat` object that can format the date in medium form (such as `Jan 3, 2000`) for the context's locale.
GetTimeFormat(Context)	Returns a `java.text.DateFormat` object that can format the time according to the context's locale and the user's 12-/24-hour clock preference.
Is24HourFormat(Context)	Returns true if times should be formatted as 24 hour times, false if times should be formatted as 12 hour (AM/PM) times.
JavaFinalize()	Called by the garbage collector on an object when garbage collection determines that there are no more references to the object. (Inherited from Object)
Notify()	Wakes up a single thread that is waiting on this object's monitor. (Inherited from Object)
NotifyAll()	Wakes up all threads that are waiting on this object's monitor. (Inherited from Object)
SetHandle(IntPtr, JniHandleOwnership)	Sets the Handle property. (Inherited from Object)
ToArray<T>()	(Inherited from Object)
ToString()	Returns a string representation of the object. (Inherited from Object)
UnregisterFromRuntime()	(Inherited from Object)
Wait()	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being <em>notified</em> or <em>interrupted</em>. (Inherited from Object)
Wait(Int64)	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being <em>notified</em> or <em>interrupted</em>, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed. (Inherited from Object)
Wait(Int64, Int32)	Causes the current thread to wait until it is awakened, typically by being <em>notified</em> or <em>interrupted</em>, or until a certain amount of real time has elapsed. (Inherited from Object)

Explicit Interface Implementations

IJavaPeerable.Disposed()	(Inherited from Object)
IJavaPeerable.DisposeUnlessReferenced()	(Inherited from Object)
IJavaPeerable.Finalized()	(Inherited from Object)
IJavaPeerable.JniManagedPeerState	(Inherited from Object)
IJavaPeerable.SetJniIdentityHashCode(Int32)	(Inherited from Object)
IJavaPeerable.SetJniManagedPeerState(JniManagedPeerStates)	(Inherited from Object)
IJavaPeerable.SetPeerReference(JniObjectReference)	(Inherited from Object)

Extension Methods

JavaCast<TResult>(IJavaObject)	Performs an Android runtime-checked type conversion.
JavaCast<TResult>(IJavaObject)
GetJniTypeName(IJavaPeerable)

Applies to