DateTimeFormatInfo.SortableDateTimePattern Property

Definition

Gets the custom format string for a sortable date and time value.

C#
public string SortableDateTimePattern { get; }

Property Value

The custom format string for a sortable date and time value.

Examples

The following example displays the value of SortableDateTimePattern for a few cultures.

C#
using System;
using System.Globalization;

public class SamplesDTFI  {

   public static void Main()  {

      // Displays the values of the pattern properties.
      Console.WriteLine( " CULTURE    PROPERTY VALUE" );
      PrintPattern( "en-US" );
      PrintPattern( "ja-JP" );
      PrintPattern( "fr-FR" );
   }

   public static void PrintPattern( String myCulture )  {

      DateTimeFormatInfo myDTFI = new CultureInfo( myCulture, false ).DateTimeFormat;
      Console.WriteLine( "  {0}     {1}", myCulture, myDTFI.SortableDateTimePattern );
   }
}

/*
This code produces the following output.

 CULTURE    PROPERTY VALUE
  en-US     yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss
  ja-JP     yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss
  fr-FR     yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss

*/

Remarks

The SortableDateTimePattern property defines the culture-specific format of date strings that are returned by calls to the DateTime.ToString and DateTimeOffset.ToString methods and by composite format strings that are supplied the "s" standard format string.

The format string returned by the SortableDateTimePattern property reflects a defined standard (ISO 8601), and the property is read-only. Therefore, it is always the same, regardless of the culture. The custom format string is "yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss".

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, 10
.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