DateTimeFormatInfo.GetFormat(Type) Method

Definition

Returns an object of the specified type that provides a date and time formatting service.

C#
public object GetFormat(Type formatType);
C#
public object? GetFormat(Type? formatType);

Parameters

formatType
Type

The type of the required formatting service.

Returns

The current object, if formatType is the same as the type of the current DateTimeFormatInfo; otherwise, null.

Implements

Remarks

The Format(String, IFormatProvider) method supported by the base data types invoke this method when the current DateTimeFormatInfo object is passed as the IFormatProvider parameter. This method implements IFormatProvider.GetFormat.

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