Calendar.EraAsString Method

Definition

Namespace:

Windows.Globalization

Overloads

EraAsString()	Returns a string representation of the era.
EraAsString(Int32)	Returns a string representation of the era. The string chosen is closest in length to the ideal length.

EraAsString()

Returns a string representation of the era.

public:
 virtual Platform::String ^ EraAsString() = EraAsString;

/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Overload("EraAsFullString")]
winrt::hstring EraAsString();

[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Overload("EraAsFullString")]
public string EraAsString();

function eraAsString()

Public Function EraAsString () As String

Returns

String

Platform::String

winrt::hstring

A string representation of the era, using the most common abbreviation available.

Attributes

OverloadAttribute

Remarks

Note

This API is being updated to support the May 2019 Japanese era change. If your application supports the Japanese calendar, you should validate that it properly handles the new era. See Prepare your application for the Japanese era change for more information.

See also

• EraAsString(Int32)
• Calendar, date, and time controls
• Calendar sample
• Date and time formatting sample

EraAsString(Int32)

Returns a string representation of the era. The string chosen is closest in length to the ideal length.

public:
 virtual Platform::String ^ EraAsString(int idealLength) = EraAsString;

/// [Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Overload("EraAsString")]
winrt::hstring EraAsString(int const& idealLength);

[Windows.Foundation.Metadata.Overload("EraAsString")]
public string EraAsString(int idealLength);

function eraAsString(idealLength)

Public Function EraAsString (idealLength As Integer) As String

Parameters

idealLength

Int32

int

A positive integer specifying the ideal length, in characters, for the returned string, or 0 specifying the most common abbreviation available.

Returns

String

Platform::String

winrt::hstring

A string representation of the era.

Attributes

OverloadAttribute

Remarks

Note

This API is being updated to support the May 2019 Japanese era change. If your application supports the Japanese calendar, you should validate that it properly handles the new era. See Prepare your application for the Japanese era change for more information.

See also

• EraAsString()
• Calendar, date, and time controls
• Calendar sample
• Date and time formatting sample