DateTimeFormatInfo.GetInstance Method

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function GetInstance ( _
    provider As IFormatProvider _
) As DateTimeFormatInfo

public static DateTimeFormatInfo GetInstance(
    IFormatProvider provider
)

Remarks

This method uses the IFormatProvider.GetFormat method of formatProvider using DateTimeFormatInfo as the Type parameter. If formatProvider is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) or if IFormatProvider.GetFormat returns nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), this method returns CurrentInfo.

You can get a DateTimeFormatInfo object for a specific culture using one of the following methods:

• The CultureInfo.DateTimeFormat property.

• The GetInstance method, where provider is a CultureInfo object.

A DateTimeFormatInfo object can be created only for the invariant culture or for specific cultures, not for neutral cultures.

For more information about the invariant culture, specific cultures, and neutral cultures, see the CultureInfo class description.

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.

See Also

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