CultureInfo.OptionalCalendars Property

Definition

Gets the list of calendars that can be used by the culture.

C#
public virtual System.Globalization.Calendar[] OptionalCalendars { get; }

Property Value

An array of type Calendar that represents the calendars that can be used by the culture represented by the current CultureInfo.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to determine the GregorianCalendar versions supported by the culture.

C#
using System;
using System.Globalization;

public class SamplesCultureInfo  {

   public static void Main()  {

      // Gets the calendars supported by the ar-SA culture.
      Calendar[] myOptCals = new CultureInfo("ar-SA").OptionalCalendars;

      // Checks which ones are GregorianCalendar then determines the GregorianCalendar version.
      Console.WriteLine( "The ar-SA culture supports the following calendars:" );
      foreach ( Calendar cal in myOptCals )  {
         if ( cal.GetType() == typeof( GregorianCalendar ) )  {
            GregorianCalendar myGreCal = (GregorianCalendar) cal;
            GregorianCalendarTypes calType = myGreCal.CalendarType;
            Console.WriteLine( "   {0} ({1})", cal, calType );
         }
         else  {
            Console.WriteLine( "   {0}", cal );
         }
      }
   }
}

/*
This code produces the following output.

The ar-SA culture supports the following calendars:
   System.Globalization.HijriCalendar
   System.Globalization.GregorianCalendar (USEnglish)
   System.Globalization.GregorianCalendar (MiddleEastFrench)
   System.Globalization.GregorianCalendar (Arabic)
   System.Globalization.GregorianCalendar (Localized)
   System.Globalization.GregorianCalendar (TransliteratedFrench)

*/

Remarks

Your application changes the calendar used by the current CultureInfo by setting the Calendar property of DateTimeFormat, which is an instance of the DateTimeFormatInfo class. The new calendar must be one of the calendars listed in OptionalCalendars. DateTimeFormat also includes other properties that customize the date and time formatting associated with that Calendar.

Applies to

Product Versions
.NET Core 1.0, Core 1.1, Core 2.0, Core 2.1, Core 2.2, Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
.NET Framework 1.1, 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1
.NET Standard 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1
UWP 10.0

See also