HebrewCalendar Class

' Change the calendar used by a he-IL CultureInfo object from Gregorian to Hebrew. 
Dim hebrewCulture As New CultureInfo("he-IL")
Dim originalCalendar As Calendar = hebrewCulture.Calendar
Dim message As String = Nothing

' Confirm that the default calendar is not the Hebrew calendar.
If originalCalendar.ToString <> "System.Globalization.HebrewCalendar" Then
   ' Check whether the culture supports the Hebrew calendar.
   Dim supported As Boolean = False
   For Each supportedCal As Calendar In hebrewCulture.OptionalCalendars
      If supportedCal.ToString = "System.Globalization.HebrewCalendar" Then
         supported = True            
         hebrewCulture.DateTimeFormat.Calendar = supportedCal
         message = String.Format("Changed the current calendar for the {0} culture from {1} to {2}.", _
                                 hebrewCulture.ToString(), _
                                 originalCalendar.ToString.Replace("System.Globalization.", ""), _
                                 supportedCal.ToString.Replace("System.Globalization.", ""))                                 
         Exit For
      End If
      If Not supported Then message = "The Hebrew calendar is not supported."
   Next        
Else
   message = String.Format("Hebrew is the default calendar for the {0} culture.", _
                           hebrewCulture.ToString())
End If
outputBlock.Text += message + vbCrLf
' The example displays the following output:
'   Changed the current calendar for the he-IL culture from GregorianCalendar to HebrewCalendar.

// Change the calendar used by a he-IL CultureInfo object from Gregorian to Hebrew. 
CultureInfo hebrewCulture = new CultureInfo("he-IL");
Calendar originalCalendar = hebrewCulture.Calendar;
string message = null;

// Confirm that the default calendar is not the Hebrew calendar.
if (originalCalendar.ToString() != "System.Globalization.HebrewCalendar")
{
   // Check whether the culture supports the Hebrew calendar.
   bool supported = false;
   foreach (Calendar supportedCal in hebrewCulture.OptionalCalendars)
   {
      if (supportedCal.ToString() == "System.Globalization.HebrewCalendar")
      {
         supported = true;            
         hebrewCulture.DateTimeFormat.Calendar = supportedCal;
         message = String.Format("Changed the current calendar for the {0} culture from {1} to {2}.",
                                 hebrewCulture.ToString(),
                                 originalCalendar.ToString().Replace("System.Globalization.", ""),
                                 supportedCal.ToString().Replace("System.Globalization.", ""));                                 
         break;
      }
   }
   if (! supported) message = "The Hebrew calendar is not supported.";
}       
else
{
   message = String.Format("Hebrew is the default calendar for the {0} culture.",
                           hebrewCulture.ToString());
}
outputBlock.Text += message + "\n";
// The example displays the following output:
//   Changed the current calendar for the he-IL culture from GregorianCalendar to HebrewCalendar.