Calendar.Eras Property
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When overridden in a derived class, gets the list of eras in the current calendar.
Namespace: System.Globalization
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public MustOverride ReadOnly Property Eras As Integer()
public abstract int[] Eras { get; }
Property Value
Type: array<System.Int32[]
An array of integers that represents the eras in the current calendar.
Remarks
The eras are in reverse chronological order, with the current era as the first element of the array, and the oldest era as the last element of the array. For example, the value of the current era in JapaneseCalendar is 4, which is the first element of the array.
Examples
The following code example displays the values contained in JapaneseCalendar.Eras.
Imports System.Globalization
Public Class Example
Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
' Creates and initializes a JapaneseCalendar.
Dim myCal As New JapaneseCalendar()
' Displays the values in the Eras property.
Dim i As Integer
For i = 0 To myCal.Eras.Length - 1
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Eras[{0}] = {1}", i, myCal.Eras(i)) & vbCrLf
Next i
End Sub 'Main
End Class 'SamplesJapaneseCalendar
'This code produces the following output.
'
'Eras[0] = 4
'Eras[1] = 3
'Eras[2] = 2
'Eras[3] = 1
'
using System;
using System.Globalization;
public class Example
{
public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
{
// Creates and initializes a JapaneseCalendar.
JapaneseCalendar myCal = new JapaneseCalendar();
// Displays the values in the Eras property.
for (int i = 0; i < myCal.Eras.Length; i++)
{
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Eras[{0}] = {1}", i, myCal.Eras[i]) + "\n";
}
}
}
/*
This code produces the following output.
Eras[0] = 4
Eras[1] = 3
Eras[2] = 2
Eras[3] = 1
*/
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
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.