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X509Certificate.GetEffectiveDateString Method

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Returns the effective date of this X.509 version 3 certificate.

Namespace:  System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overridable Function GetEffectiveDateString As String
public virtual string GetEffectiveDateString()

Return Value

Type: System.String
The effective date for this X.509 certificate.

Remarks

The effective date is the date after which the X.509 certificate is considered valid.

The GetEffectiveDateString method returns a string that shows the date formatted in Short Date Pattern followed by the time formatted in Long Time Pattern. The date and time are formatted using the current culture and time zone.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.