DateTimeFormatInfo.YearMonthPattern Property

Property Value

Type: System.String
The custom format string for a year and month value, which is associated with the "y" and "Y" format strings.

Imports System.Globalization

Public Class Example
   Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
      ' Displays the values of the pattern properties.
      outputBlock.Text &= " CULTURE    PROPERTY VALUE" & vbCrLf
      PrintPattern(outputBlock, "en-US")
      PrintPattern(outputBlock, "ar-EG")
      PrintPattern(outputBlock, "fr-FR")
   End Sub 

   Public Shared Sub PrintPattern(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock, ByVal myCulture As [String])
      Dim myDTFI As DateTimeFormatInfo = New CultureInfo(myCulture).DateTimeFormat
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("  {0}     {1}", myCulture, myDTFI.YearMonthPattern) & vbCrLf
   End Sub 
End Class 
' This example displays the following output:
'        CULTURE    PROPERTY VALUE
'         en-US     MMMM, yyyy
'         ar-EG     MMMM, yyyy
'         fr-FR     MMMM yyyy

using System;
using System.Globalization;

public class Example
{
   public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
   {
      // Displays the values of the pattern properties.
      outputBlock.Text += " CULTURE    PROPERTY VALUE" + "\n";
      PrintPattern(outputBlock, "en-US");
      PrintPattern(outputBlock, "ar-EG");
      PrintPattern(outputBlock, "fr-FR");
   }

   public static void PrintPattern(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock, String myCulture)
   {
      DateTimeFormatInfo myDTFI = new CultureInfo(myCulture).DateTimeFormat;
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("  {0}     {1}", myCulture, myDTFI.YearMonthPattern) + "\n";
   }
}
/*
The example displays the following output:
    CULTURE    PROPERTY VALUE
     en-US     MMMM, yyyy
     ar-EG     MMMM, yyyy
     fr-FR     MMMM yyyy
*/