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GetDateTimeFormats method

This is one of my favorite methods in .Net (so far). Mostly because it demonstrates the level of thought towards the process of trying to crank out applications, that Microsoft has put into it.

I have written about it before. Prompted by a question on ASPAlliance I thought I would grab the output of this wonderful method of the date time class and paste it here.

ed:This method is culture specific. An overload enables you to pass in culture info “fr-FR“, “en-US“. Otherwise it grabs your computer settings to make that determination. So the “en-US“ is creating the list of 130 below. en-GB returns 86, which I have added below.

I have declared a date and given it the value of 9/1/03.

Here are the results of the returned String Array along with the index.

Unfortunately you can't just pass the desired index as a parameter. So you need to declare a String Array. Return to that array and then grab the item from the array.

(0) 9/1/2003
(1) 9/1/03
(2) 09/01/03
(3) 09/01/2003
(4) 03/09/01
(5) 2003-09-01
(6) 01-Sep-03
(7) Monday, September 01, 2003
(8) September 01, 2003
(9) Monday, 01 September, 2003
(10) 01 September, 2003
(11) Monday, September 01, 2003 12:00 AM
(12) Monday, September 01, 2003 12:00 AM
(13) Monday, September 01, 2003 0:00
(14) Monday, September 01, 2003 00:00
(15) September 01, 2003 12:00 AM
(16) September 01, 2003 12:00 AM
(17) September 01, 2003 0:00
(18) September 01, 2003 00:00
(19) Monday, 01 September, 2003 12:00 AM
(20) Monday, 01 September, 2003 12:00 AM
(21) Monday, 01 September, 2003 0:00
(22) Monday, 01 September, 2003 00:00
(23) 01 September, 2003 12:00 AM
(24) 01 September, 2003 12:00 AM
(25) 01 September, 2003 0:00
(26) 01 September, 2003 00:00
(27) Monday, September 01, 2003 12:00:00 AM
(28) Monday, September 01, 2003 12:00:00 AM
(29) Monday, September 01, 2003 0:00:00
(30) Monday, September 01, 2003 00:00:00
(31) September 01, 2003 12:00:00 AM
(32) September 01, 2003 12:00:00 AM
(33) September 01, 2003 0:00:00
(34) September 01, 2003 00:00:00
(35) Monday, 01 September, 2003 12:00:00 AM
(36) Monday, 01 September, 2003 12:00:00 AM
(37) Monday, 01 September, 2003 0:00:00
(38) Monday, 01 September, 2003 00:00:00
(39) 01 September, 2003 12:00:00 AM
(40) 01 September, 2003 12:00:00 AM
(41) 01 September, 2003 0:00:00
(42) 01 September, 2003 00:00:00
(43) 9/1/2003 12:00 AM
(44) 9/1/2003 12:00 AM
(45) 9/1/2003 0:00
(46) 9/1/2003 00:00
(47) 9/1/03 12:00 AM
(48) 9/1/03 12:00 AM
(49) 9/1/03 0:00
(50) 9/1/03 00:00
(51) 09/01/03 12:00 AM
(52) 09/01/03 12:00 AM
(53) 09/01/03 0:00
(54) 09/01/03 00:00
(55) 09/01/2003 12:00 AM
(56) 09/01/2003 12:00 AM
(57) 09/01/2003 0:00
(58) 09/01/2003 00:00
(59) 03/09/01 12:00 AM
(60) 03/09/01 12:00 AM
(61) 03/09/01 0:00
(62) 03/09/01 00:00
(63) 2003-09-01 12:00 AM
(64) 2003-09-01 12:00 AM
(65) 2003-09-01 0:00
(66) 2003-09-01 00:00
(67) 01-Sep-03 12:00 AM
(68) 01-Sep-03 12:00 AM
(69) 01-Sep-03 0:00
(70) 01-Sep-03 00:00
(71) 9/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
(72) 9/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
(73) 9/1/2003 0:00:00
(74) 9/1/2003 00:00:00
(75) 9/1/03 12:00:00 AM
(76) 9/1/03 12:00:00 AM
(77) 9/1/03 0:00:00
(78) 9/1/03 00:00:00
(79) 09/01/03 12:00:00 AM
(80) 09/01/03 12:00:00 AM
(81) 09/01/03 0:00:00
(82) 09/01/03 00:00:00
(83) 09/01/2003 12:00:00 AM
(84) 09/01/2003 12:00:00 AM
(85) 09/01/2003 0:00:00
(86) 09/01/2003 00:00:00
(87) 03/09/01 12:00:00 AM
(88) 03/09/01 12:00:00 AM
(89) 03/09/01 0:00:00
(90) 03/09/01 00:00:00
(91) 2003-09-01 12:00:00 AM
(92) 2003-09-01 12:00:00 AM
(93) 2003-09-01 0:00:00
(94) 2003-09-01 00:00:00
(95) 01-Sep-03 12:00:00 AM
(96) 01-Sep-03 12:00:00 AM
(97) 01-Sep-03 0:00:00
(98) 01-Sep-03 00:00:00
(99) September 01
(100) September 01
(101) Mon, 01 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT
(102) Mon, 01 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT
(103) 2003-09-01T00:00:00
(104) 12:00 AM
(105) 12:00 AM
(106) 0:00
(107) 00:00
(108) 12:00:00 AM
(109) 12:00:00 AM
(110) 0:00:00
(111) 00:00:00
(112) 2003-09-01 00:00:00Z
(113) Monday, September 01, 2003 4:00:00 AM
(114) Monday, September 01, 2003 04:00:00 AM
(115) Monday, September 01, 2003 4:00:00
(116) Monday, September 01, 2003 04:00:00
(117) September 01, 2003 4:00:00 AM
(118) September 01, 2003 04:00:00 AM
(119) September 01, 2003 4:00:00
(120) September 01, 2003 04:00:00
(121) Monday, 01 September, 2003 4:00:00 AM
(122) Monday, 01 September, 2003 04:00:00 AM
(123) Monday, 01 September, 2003 4:00:00
(124) Monday, 01 September, 2003 04:00:00
(125) 01 September, 2003 4:00:00 AM
(126) 01 September, 2003 04:00:00 AM
(127) 01 September, 2003 4:00:00
(128) 01 September, 2003 04:00:00
(129) September, 2003
(130) September, 2003

Here are the results of en-GB - (english, Great Britain) formats:

(0) 01/09/2003
(1) 01/09/03
(2) 1/9/03
(3) 1.9.03
(4) 2003-09-01
(5) 01 September 2003
(6) 1 September 2003
(7) 01 September 2003 00:00
(8) 01 September 2003 0:00
(9) 01 September 2003 12:00 AM
(10) 01 September 2003 12:00 AM
(11) 1 September 2003 00:00
(12) 1 September 2003 0:00
(13) 1 September 2003 12:00 AM
(14) 1 September 2003 12:00 AM
(15) 01 September 2003 00:00:00
(16) 01 September 2003 0:00:00
(17) 01 September 2003 12:00:00 AM
(18) 01 September 2003 12:00:00 AM
(19) 1 September 2003 00:00:00
(20) 1 September 2003 0:00:00
(21) 1 September 2003 12:00:00 AM
(22) 1 September 2003 12:00:00 AM
(23) 01/09/2003 00:00
(24) 01/09/2003 0:00
(25) 01/09/2003 12:00 AM
(26) 01/09/2003 12:00 AM
(27) 01/09/03 00:00
(28) 01/09/03 0:00
(29) 01/09/03 12:00 AM
(30) 01/09/03 12:00 AM
(31) 1/9/03 00:00
(32) 1/9/03 0:00
(33) 1/9/03 12:00 AM
(34) 1/9/03 12:00 AM
(35) 1.9.03 00:00
(36) 1.9.03 0:00
(37) 1.9.03 12:00 AM
(38) 1.9.03 12:00 AM
(39) 2003-09-01 00:00
(40) 2003-09-01 0:00
(41) 2003-09-01 12:00 AM
(42) 2003-09-01 12:00 AM
(43) 01/09/2003 00:00:00
(44) 01/09/2003 0:00:00
(45) 01/09/2003 12:00:00 AM
(46) 01/09/2003 12:00:00 AM
(47) 01/09/03 00:00:00
(48) 01/09/03 0:00:00
(49) 01/09/03 12:00:00 AM
(50) 01/09/03 12:00:00 AM
(51) 1/9/03 00:00:00
(52) 1/9/03 0:00:00
(53) 1/9/03 12:00:00 AM
(54) 1/9/03 12:00:00 AM
(55) 1.9.03 00:00:00
(56) 1.9.03 0:00:00
(57) 1.9.03 12:00:00 AM
(58) 1.9.03 12:00:00 AM
(59) 2003-09-01 00:00:00
(60) 2003-09-01 0:00:00
(61) 2003-09-01 12:00:00 AM
(62) 2003-09-01 12:00:00 AM
(63) 01 September
(64) 01 September
(65) Mon, 01 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT
(66) Mon, 01 Sep 2003 00:00:00 GMT
(67) 2003-09-01T00:00:00
(68) 00:00
(69) 0:00
(70) 12:00 AM
(71) 12:00 AM
(72) 00:00:00
(73) 0:00:00
(74) 12:00:00 AM
(75) 12:00:00 AM
(76) 2003-09-01 00:00:00Z
(77) 01 September 2003 04:00:00
(78) 01 September 2003 4:00:00
(79) 01 September 2003 04:00:00 AM
(80) 01 September 2003 4:00:00 AM
(81) 1 September 2003 04:00:00
(82) 1 September 2003 4:00:00
(83) 1 September 2003 04:00:00 AM
(84) 1 September 2003 4:00:00 AM
(85) September 2003
(86) September 2003
END

 

Posted: Aug 26 2003, 02:03 PM by jlerman | with 15 comment(s) |

Comments

TrackBack said:

# August 26, 2003 2:05 PM

Greg said:

LOL... I never realized there were so many options.

Thanks for taking the time to doc them all!
# August 26, 2003 3:22 PM

julie said:

good ol' copy and paste!
# August 26, 2003 3:32 PM

TrackBack said:

# August 27, 2003 8:11 AM

rajes said:

great quite useful stuff

# July 8, 2009 4:28 AM

SPILO said:

VB.NET

dat.GetDateTimeFormats(new CultureInfo("en-GB"))(79)

return "01 September 2003 04:00:00 AM"

C#.NET

dat.GetDateTimeFormats(new CultureInfo("en-GB"))[79]

should also return "01 September 2003 04:00:00 AM"

so you don't need a separate string array to hold the values just to get the one you're after.

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