DateTimeFormatInfo.GetFormat(Type) Method

Definition

Returns an object of the specified type that provides a date and time formatting service.

public:
 virtual System::Object ^ GetFormat(Type ^ formatType);
public object GetFormat (Type formatType);
public object? GetFormat (Type? formatType);
abstract member GetFormat : Type -> obj
override this.GetFormat : Type -> obj
Public Function GetFormat (formatType As Type) As Object

Parameters

formatType
Type

The type of the required formatting service.

Returns

The current object, if formatType is the same as the type of the current DateTimeFormatInfo; otherwise, null.

Implements

Remarks

The Format(String, IFormatProvider) method supported by the base data types invoke this method when the current DateTimeFormatInfo object is passed as the IFormatProvider parameter. This method implements IFormatProvider.GetFormat.

Applies to

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