DateTimeFormatInfo.ShortestDayNames Property
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Gets or sets a string array of the shortest unique abbreviated day names associated with the current DateTimeFormatInfo object.
Namespace: System.Globalization
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<ComVisibleAttribute(False)> _
Public Property ShortestDayNames As String()
[ComVisibleAttribute(false)]
public string[] ShortestDayNames { get; set; }
Property Value
Type: array<System.String[]
A string array of day names.
Exceptions
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentException | An attempt was made to set the property to a multidimensional array or to a single-dimensional array with a length that is not exactly 7. |
| ArgumentNullException | In a set operation, the value array or one of the elements of the value array is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). |
| InvalidOperationException | The DateTimeFormatInfo object is read-only. |
Examples
The following example demonstrates several methods and properties that specify date and time format patterns, native calendar name, and full and abbreviated month and day names.
' This code example demonstrates the DateTimeFormatInfo
' MonthGenitiveNames, AbbreviatedMonthGenitiveNames,
' ShortestDayNames, and NativeCalendarName properties, and
' the GetShortestDayName() and SetAllDateTimePatterns() methods.
Imports System.Globalization
Class Example
Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
Dim name As String = ""
' Get the en-US culture.
Dim ci As New CultureInfo("en-US")
' Get the DateTimeFormatInfo for the en-US culture.
Dim dtfi As DateTimeFormatInfo = ci.DateTimeFormat
' Display the effective culture.
outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("This code example uses the {0} culture.", _
ci.Name) & vbCrLf
' Display month genitive names.
outputBlock.Text &= vbCrLf & "MonthGenitiveNames..." & vbCrLf
Dim monthNamesDisplay As String = ""
For Each name In dtfi.MonthGenitiveNames
If Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(monthNamesDisplay) Then _
monthNamesDisplay &= ", "
monthNamesDisplay &= String.Format("'{0}'", name)
Next
outputBlock.Text &= monthNamesDisplay & vbCrLf & vbCrLf
' Display abbreviated month genitive names.
monthNamesDisplay = ""
outputBlock.Text &= vbCrLf & "AbbreviatedMonthGenitiveNames..." & vbCrLf
For Each name In dtfi.AbbreviatedMonthGenitiveNames
If Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(monthNamesDisplay) Then _
monthNamesDisplay &= ", "
monthNamesDisplay &= String.Format("'{0}'", name)
Next
outputBlock.Text &= monthNamesDisplay & vbCrLf & vbCrLf
' Display shortest day names.
outputBlock.Text &= vbCrLf & "ShortestDayNames..." & vbCrLf
Dim dayNamesDisplay As String = ""
For Each name In dtfi.ShortestDayNames
If Not String.IsNullOrEmpty(dayNamesDisplay) Then _
dayNamesDisplay &= ", "
dayNamesDisplay &= String.Format("'{0}'", name)
Next
outputBlock.Text &= dayNamesDisplay & vbCrLf & vbCrLf
End Sub
End Class
' This code example produces the following results:
'
' This code example uses the en-US culture.
'
' MonthGenitiveNames...
' 'January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September', 'October', 'November', 'December', ''
'
' AbbreviatedMonthGenitiveNames...
' 'Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec', ''
'
' ShortestDayNames...
' 'Su', 'Mo', 'Tu', 'We', 'Th', 'Fr', 'Sa'
// This example demonstrates the DateTimeFormatInfo
// MonthGenitiveNames, AbbreviatedMonthGenitiveNames,
// ShortestDayNames properties.
using System;
using System.Globalization;
class Example
{
public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
{
string[] myDateTimePatterns = new string[] { "MM/dd/yy", "MM/dd/yyyy" };
// Get the en-US culture.
CultureInfo ci = new CultureInfo("en-US");
// Get the DateTimeFormatInfo for the en-US culture.
DateTimeFormatInfo dtfi = ci.DateTimeFormat;
// Display the effective culture.
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("This example uses the {0} culture.",
ci.Name) + "\n";
// Display month genitive names.
outputBlock.Text += "\nMonthGenitiveNames..." + "\n";
string monthNamesDisplay = null;
foreach (string name in dtfi.MonthGenitiveNames)
{
if (! String.IsNullOrEmpty(monthNamesDisplay))
monthNamesDisplay += ", ";
monthNamesDisplay += String.Format("'{0}'", name);
}
outputBlock.Text += monthNamesDisplay + "\n\n";
// Display abbreviated month genitive names.
monthNamesDisplay = "";
outputBlock.Text += "\nAbbreviatedMonthGenitiveNames...\n";
foreach (string name in dtfi.AbbreviatedMonthGenitiveNames)
{
if (! String.IsNullOrEmpty(monthNamesDisplay))
monthNamesDisplay += ", ";
monthNamesDisplay += String.Format("'{0}'", name);
}
outputBlock.Text += monthNamesDisplay + "\n\n";
// Display shortest day names.
string dayNamesDisplay = "";
outputBlock.Text += "\nShortestDayNames...\n";
foreach (string name in dtfi.ShortestDayNames)
{
if (! String.IsNullOrEmpty(dayNamesDisplay))
dayNamesDisplay += ", ";
dayNamesDisplay += String.Format("'{0}'", name);
}
outputBlock.Text += dayNamesDisplay + "\n\n";
}
}
/*
This code example produces the following results:
This code example uses the en-US culture.
MonthGenitiveNames...
'January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September', 'October', 'November', 'December', ''
AbbreviatedMonthGenitiveNames...
'Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar', 'Apr', 'May', 'Jun', 'Jul', 'Aug', 'Sep', 'Oct', 'Nov', 'Dec', ''
ShortestDayNames...
'Su', 'Mo', 'Tu', 'We', 'Th', 'Fr', 'Sa'
*/
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: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
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