DateTimeFormatInfo.ShortestDayNames Property

Definition

Gets or sets a string array of the shortest unique abbreviated day names associated with the current DateTimeFormatInfo object.

public:
 property cli::array <System::String ^> ^ ShortestDayNames { cli::array <System::String ^> ^ get(); void set(cli::array <System::String ^> ^ value); };
public string[] ShortestDayNames { get; set; }
[System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(false)]
public string[] ShortestDayNames { get; set; }
member this.ShortestDayNames : string[] with get, set
[<System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisible(false)>]
member this.ShortestDayNames : string[] with get, set
Public Property ShortestDayNames As String()

Property Value

String[]

A string array of day names.

Attributes

Exceptions

In a set operation, the array does not have exactly seven elements.

In a set operation, the value array or one of the elements of the value array is null.

In a set operation, the current 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.

using System;
using System.Globalization;

class Sample
{
    public static void Main()
    {
    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.
    Console.WriteLine("This code example uses the {0} culture.", ci.Name);

// Display the native calendar name.
    Console.WriteLine("\nNativeCalendarName...");
    Console.WriteLine("\"{0}\"", dtfi.NativeCalendarName);

// Display month genitive names.
    Console.WriteLine("\nMonthGenitiveNames...");
    foreach (string name in dtfi.MonthGenitiveNames)
    {
    Console.WriteLine("\"{0}\"", name);
    }

// Display abbreviated month genitive names.
    Console.WriteLine("\nAbbreviatedMonthGenitiveNames...");
    foreach (string name in dtfi.AbbreviatedMonthGenitiveNames)
    {
    Console.WriteLine("\"{0}\"", name);
    }

// Display shortest day names.
    Console.WriteLine("\nShortestDayNames...");
    foreach (string name in dtfi.ShortestDayNames)
    {
    Console.WriteLine("\"{0}\"", name);
    }

// Display shortest day name for a particular day of the week.
    Console.WriteLine("\nGetShortestDayName(DayOfWeek.Sunday)...");
    Console.WriteLine("\"{0}\"", dtfi.GetShortestDayName(DayOfWeek.Sunday));

// Display the initial DateTime format patterns for the 'd' format specifier.
    Console.WriteLine("\nInitial DateTime format patterns for the 'd' format specifier...");
    foreach (string name in dtfi.GetAllDateTimePatterns('d'))
    {
    Console.WriteLine("\"{0}\"", name);
    }

// Change the initial DateTime format patterns for the 'd' DateTime format specifier.
    Console.WriteLine("\nChange the initial DateTime format patterns for the \n" +
                      "'d' format specifier to my format patterns...");
    dtfi.SetAllDateTimePatterns(myDateTimePatterns, 'd');

// Display the new DateTime format patterns for the 'd' format specifier.
    Console.WriteLine("\nNew DateTime format patterns for the 'd' format specifier...");
    foreach (string name in dtfi.GetAllDateTimePatterns('d'))
    {
    Console.WriteLine("\"{0}\"", name);
    }
    }
}
/*
This code example produces the following results:

This code example uses the en-US culture.

NativeCalendarName...
"Gregorian Calendar"

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"

GetShortestDayName(DayOfWeek.Sunday)...
"Su"

Initial DateTime format patterns for the 'd' format specifier...
"M/d/yyyy"
"M/d/yy"
"MM/dd/yy"
"MM/dd/yyyy"
"yy/MM/dd"
"yyyy-MM-dd"
"dd-MMM-yy"

Change the initial DateTime format patterns for the
'd' format specifier to my format patterns...

New DateTime format patterns for the 'd' format specifier...
"MM/dd/yy"
"MM/dd/yyyy"

*/

' This code example demonstrates the DateTimeFormatInfo 
' MonthGenitiveNames, AbbreviatedMonthGenitiveNames, 
' ShortestDayNames, and NativeCalendarName properties, and
' the GetShortestDayName() and SetAllDateTimePatterns() methods.

Imports System.Globalization

Class Sample
    Public Shared Sub Main() 
        Dim myDateTimePatterns() As String = {"MM/dd/yy", "MM/dd/yyyy"}
        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.
        Console.WriteLine("This code example uses the {0} culture.", ci.Name)
        
        ' Display the native calendar name.    
        Console.WriteLine(vbCrLf & "NativeCalendarName...")
        Console.WriteLine("""{0}""", dtfi.NativeCalendarName)
        
        ' Display month genitive names.
        Console.WriteLine(vbCrLf & "MonthGenitiveNames...")
        For Each name In dtfi.MonthGenitiveNames
            Console.WriteLine("""{0}""", name)
        Next name
        
        ' Display abbreviated month genitive names.
        Console.WriteLine(vbCrLf & "AbbreviatedMonthGenitiveNames...")
        For Each name In dtfi.AbbreviatedMonthGenitiveNames
            Console.WriteLine("""{0}""", name)
        Next name
        
        ' Display shortest day names.
        Console.WriteLine(vbCrLf & "ShortestDayNames...")
        For Each name In dtfi.ShortestDayNames
            Console.WriteLine("""{0}""", name)
        Next name
        
        ' Display shortest day name for a particular day of the week.
        Console.WriteLine(vbCrLf & "GetShortestDayName(DayOfWeek.Sunday)...")
        Console.WriteLine("""{0}""", dtfi.GetShortestDayName(DayOfWeek.Sunday))
        
        ' Display the initial DateTime format patterns for the 'd' format specifier.
        Console.WriteLine(vbCrLf & "Initial DateTime format patterns for " & _
                          "the 'd' format specifier...")
        For Each name In dtfi.GetAllDateTimePatterns("d"c)
            Console.WriteLine("""{0}""", name)
        Next name
        
        ' Change the initial DateTime format patterns for the 'd' DateTime format specifier.
        Console.WriteLine(vbCrLf & "Change the initial DateTime format patterns for the " & _
                          vbCrLf & "'d' format specifier to my format patterns...")
        dtfi.SetAllDateTimePatterns(myDateTimePatterns, "d"c)
        
        ' Display the new DateTime format patterns for the 'd' format specifier.
        Console.WriteLine(vbCrLf & _
                          "New DateTime format patterns for the 'd' format specifier...")
        For Each name In dtfi.GetAllDateTimePatterns("d"c)
            Console.WriteLine("""{0}""", name)
        Next name
    
    End Sub
End Class
'
'This code example produces the following results:
'
'This code example uses the en-US culture.
'
'NativeCalendarName...
'"Gregorian Calendar"
'
'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"
'
'GetShortestDayName(DayOfWeek.Sunday)...
'"Su"
'
'Initial DateTime format patterns for the 'd' format specifier...
'"M/d/yyyy"
'"M/d/yy"
'"MM/dd/yy"
'"MM/dd/yyyy"
'"yy/MM/dd"
'"yyyy-MM-dd"
'"dd-MMM-yy"
'
'Change the initial DateTime format patterns for the
''d' format specifier to my format patterns...
'
'New DateTime format patterns for the 'd' format specifier...
'"MM/dd/yy"
'"MM/dd/yyyy"
'

Remarks

The default array starts on Sunday.

Applies to