DateTimeFormatInfo.MonthGenitiveNames Property
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Gets or sets a string array of month names associated with the current DateTimeFormatInfo object.
Namespace: System.Globalization
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
<ComVisibleAttribute(False)> _
Public Property MonthGenitiveNames As String()
[ComVisibleAttribute(false)]
public string[] MonthGenitiveNames { get; set; }
Property Value
Type: array<System.String[]
A string array of month names.
Exceptions
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentException | In a set operation, the array is multidimensional or has a length that is not exactly 13. |
| ArgumentNullException | In a set operation, the array or one of the elements of the array is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic). |
| InvalidOperationException | In a set operation, the current DateTimeFormatInfo object is read-only. |
Remarks
In some languages, a month name that is part of a date appears in the genitive case.. For example, a date in the Russian (Russia) or "ru-RU" culture consists of the day number and the genitive month name, such as 1 Января.
If you set the MonthGenitiveNames property, you must also set the MonthNames property.
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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