NSDateFormatter Class

Definition

Used to parse and render dates in various forms.

[Foundation.Register("NSDateFormatter", true)]
public class NSDateFormatter : Foundation.NSFormatter
type NSDateFormatter = class
    inherit NSFormatter
Inheritance
NSDateFormatter
Attributes

Constructors

NSDateFormatter()

Default constructor that initializes a new instance of this class with no parameters.

NSDateFormatter(IntPtr)

A constructor used when creating managed representations of unmanaged objects; Called by the runtime.

NSDateFormatter(NSCoder)

A constructor that initializes the object from the data stored in the unarchiver object.

NSDateFormatter(NSObjectFlag)

Constructor to call on derived classes to skip initialization and merely allocate the object.

Properties

AMSymbol

The AM symbol for this formatter.

Behavior

The NSDateFormatterBehavior object for this formatter.

Calendar

The calendar for this formatter.

Class (Inherited from NSObject)
ClassHandle

The handle for this class.

DateFormat

The date format string used by this formatter.

DateStyle

The date style used by this formatter.

DebugDescription

A developer-meaningful description of this object.

(Inherited from NSObject)
DefaultBehavior

Factory method producing default NSDateFormatterBehavior.

DefaultDate

The default date for this formatter.

Description

Description of the object, the Objective-C version of ToString.

(Inherited from NSObject)
DoesRelativeDateFormatting
EraSymbols

The array of era symbols for this formatter.

FormattingContext
GeneratesCalendarDates

Developers should not use this method.

GregorianStartDate

The start date of the Gregorian calendar.

Handle

Handle (pointer) to the unmanaged object representation.

(Inherited from NSObject)
IsDirectBinding (Inherited from NSObject)
IsLenient

Whether this formatter uses heuristics when parsing a string.

IsProxy (Inherited from NSObject)
Locale

The locale of this formatter.

LongEraSymbols

The long era symbols for this formatter.

MonthSymbols

The month symbols for this formatter.

PMSymbol

The PM symbol of this formatter.

QuarterSymbols

The quarter symbols of this formatter.

RetainCount

Returns the current Objective-C retain count for the object.

(Inherited from NSObject)
Self (Inherited from NSObject)
ShortMonthSymbols

The short month symbols of this formatter.

ShortQuarterSymbols

The short quarter symbols for this formatter.

ShortStandaloneMonthSymbols

The standalone month symbols for this formatter.

ShortStandaloneQuarterSymbols

The short standalone quarter symbols for this formatter.

ShortStandaloneWeekdaySymbols

The short standalone weekday symbols for this formatter.

ShortWeekdaySymbols

The short weekday symbols for this formatter.

StandaloneMonthSymbols

The standalone month symbols for this formatter.

StandaloneQuarterSymbols

The standalone quarter symbols for this formatter.

StandaloneWeekdaySymbols

The standalone weekday symbols for this formatter.

Superclass (Inherited from NSObject)
SuperHandle

Handle used to represent the methods in the base class for this NSObject.

(Inherited from NSObject)
TimeStyle

The time style for this formatter.

TimeZone

The time zone for this formatter.

TwoDigitStartDate

The earliest date that can be specified with a two-digit year specifier.

VeryShortMonthSymbols

The very short month symbols for this formatter.

VeryShortStandaloneMonthSymbols

The very short month symbols for this formatter.

VeryShortStandaloneWeekdaySymbols

The very short standalone weekday symbols for this formatter.

VeryShortWeekdaySymbols

The very short weekday symbols for this formatter.

WeekdaySymbols

The weekday symbols for this formatter.

Zone (Inherited from NSObject)

Methods

AddObserver(NSObject, NSString, NSKeyValueObservingOptions, IntPtr)

Registers an object for being observed externally (using NSString keyPath).   Observed changes are dispatched to the observer’s object ObserveValue(NSString, NSObject, NSDictionary, IntPtr) method.

(Inherited from NSObject)
AddObserver(NSObject, String, NSKeyValueObservingOptions, IntPtr)

Registers an object for being observed externally (using string keyPath).   Observed changes are dispatched to the observer’s object ObserveValue(NSString, NSObject, NSDictionary, IntPtr) method.

(Inherited from NSObject)
AddObserver(NSString, NSKeyValueObservingOptions, Action<NSObservedChange>)

Registers an object for being observed externally using an arbitrary method.

(Inherited from NSObject)
AddObserver(String, NSKeyValueObservingOptions, Action<NSObservedChange>)

Registers an object for being observed externally using an arbitrary method.

(Inherited from NSObject)
AwakeFromNib()

Called after the object has been loaded from the nib file. Overriders must call base.AwakeFromNib().

(Inherited from NSObject)
BeginInvokeOnMainThread(Action) (Inherited from NSObject)
BeginInvokeOnMainThread(Selector, NSObject)

Invokes asynchrously the specified code on the main UI thread.

(Inherited from NSObject)
Bind(NSString, NSObject, String, NSDictionary) (Inherited from NSObject)
Bind(String, NSObject, String, NSDictionary)
Obsolete.
(Inherited from NSObject)
BindingInfo(String)
Obsolete.
(Inherited from NSObject)
BindingOptionDescriptions(String)
Obsolete.
(Inherited from NSObject)
BindingValueClass(String)
Obsolete.
(Inherited from NSObject)
CommitEditing() (Inherited from NSObject)
CommitEditing(NSObject, Selector, IntPtr) (Inherited from NSObject)
ConformsToProtocol(IntPtr)

Invoked to determine if this object implements the specified protocol.

(Inherited from NSObject)
Copy()

Performs a copy of the underlying Objective-C object.

(Inherited from NSObject)
Copy(NSZone)

Performs a copy of the underlying Objective-C object.

(Inherited from NSFormatter)
DangerousAutorelease() (Inherited from NSObject)
DangerousRelease() (Inherited from NSObject)
DangerousRetain() (Inherited from NSObject)
DidChange(NSKeyValueChange, NSIndexSet, NSString)

Indicates a change occurred to the indexes for a to-many relationship.

(Inherited from NSObject)
DidChange(NSString, NSKeyValueSetMutationKind, NSSet) (Inherited from NSObject)
DidChangeValue(String)

Indicates that a change occurred on the specified key.

(Inherited from NSObject)
Dispose()

Releases the resources used by the NSObject object.

(Inherited from NSObject)
Dispose(Boolean)

Releases the resources used by the NSObject object.

(Inherited from NSObject)
DoesNotRecognizeSelector(Selector)

Indicates that this object does not recognize the specified selector.

(Inherited from NSObject)
EditingStringFor(NSObject) (Inherited from NSFormatter)
EncodeTo(NSCoder)

Encodes the state of the object on the provided encoder

(Inherited from NSFormatter)
Equals(NSObject) (Inherited from NSObject)
Equals(Object) (Inherited from NSObject)
ExposedBindings() (Inherited from NSObject)
GetAttributedString(NSObject, NSDictionary<NSString,NSObject>) (Inherited from NSFormatter)
GetAttributedString(NSObject, NSStringAttributes) (Inherited from NSFormatter)
GetAttributedString(NSObject, UIStringAttributes) (Inherited from NSFormatter)
GetBindingInfo(NSString) (Inherited from NSObject)
GetBindingOptionDescriptions(NSString) (Inherited from NSObject)
GetBindingValueClass(NSString) (Inherited from NSObject)
GetDateFormatFromTemplate(String, nuint, NSLocale)
GetDictionaryOfValuesFromKeys(NSString[])

Retrieves the values of the specified keys.

(Inherited from NSObject)
GetHashCode()

Generates a hash code for the current instance.

(Inherited from NSObject)
GetMethodForSelector(Selector) (Inherited from NSObject)
GetNativeField(String)
Obsolete.
(Inherited from NSObject)
GetNativeHash() (Inherited from NSObject)
GetObjectValue(NSObject, String, NSString) (Inherited from NSFormatter)
Init() (Inherited from NSObject)
InitializeHandle(IntPtr, String) (Inherited from NSObject)
InitializeHandle(IntPtr) (Inherited from NSObject)
Invoke(Action, Double) (Inherited from NSObject)
Invoke(Action, TimeSpan) (Inherited from NSObject)
InvokeOnMainThread(Action) (Inherited from NSObject)
InvokeOnMainThread(Selector, NSObject)

Invokes synchrously the specified code on the main UI thread.

(Inherited from NSObject)
IsEqual(NSObject) (Inherited from NSObject)
IsKindOfClass(Class) (Inherited from NSObject)
IsMemberOfClass(Class) (Inherited from NSObject)
IsPartialStringValid(String, NSRange, String, NSRange, NSString)
Obsolete.
(Inherited from NSFormatter)
IsPartialStringValid(String, NSRange, String, NSRange, String) (Inherited from NSFormatter)
IsPartialStringValid(String, String, NSString) (Inherited from NSFormatter)
MarkDirty()

Promotes a regular peer object (IsDirectBinding is true) into a toggleref object.

(Inherited from NSObject)
MutableCopy()

Creates a mutable copy of the specified NSObject.

(Inherited from NSObject)
ObjectDidEndEditing(NSObject) (Inherited from NSObject)
ObserveValue(NSString, NSObject, NSDictionary, IntPtr)

Indicates that the value at the specified keyPath relative to this object has changed.

(Inherited from NSObject)
Parse(String)

Attempts to convert a string into an NSDate.

PerformSelector(Selector, NSObject, Double, NSString[]) (Inherited from NSObject)
PerformSelector(Selector, NSObject, Double)

Invokes the selector on the current instance and if the obj is not null, it passes this as its single parameter.

(Inherited from NSObject)
PerformSelector(Selector, NSObject, NSObject) (Inherited from NSObject)
PerformSelector(Selector, NSObject) (Inherited from NSObject)
PerformSelector(Selector, NSThread, NSObject, Boolean, NSString[]) (Inherited from NSObject)
PerformSelector(Selector, NSThread, NSObject, Boolean) (Inherited from NSObject)
PerformSelector(Selector) (Inherited from NSObject)
PrepareForInterfaceBuilder() (Inherited from NSObject)
RemoveObserver(NSObject, NSString, IntPtr)

Stops the specified observer from receiving further notifications of changed values for the specified keyPath and context.

(Inherited from NSObject)
RemoveObserver(NSObject, NSString)

Stops the specified observer from receiving further notifications of changed values for the specified keyPath.

(Inherited from NSObject)
RemoveObserver(NSObject, String, IntPtr)

Stops the specified observer from receiving further notifications of changed values for the specified keyPath and context.

(Inherited from NSObject)
RemoveObserver(NSObject, String)

Stops the specified observer from receiving further notifications of changed values for the specified keyPath.

(Inherited from NSObject)
RespondsToSelector(Selector)

Whether this object recognizes the specified selector.

(Inherited from NSObject)
SetLocalizedDateFormatFromTemplate(String)
SetNativeField(String, NSObject)
Obsolete.
(Inherited from NSObject)
SetNilValueForKey(NSString)

Sets the value of the specified key to null.

(Inherited from NSObject)
SetValueForKey(NSObject, NSString)

Sets the value of the property specified by the key to the specified value.

(Inherited from NSObject)
SetValueForKeyPath(IntPtr, NSString)

A constructor used when creating managed representations of unmanaged objects; Called by the runtime.

(Inherited from NSObject)
SetValueForKeyPath(NSObject, NSString)

Sets the value of a property that can be reached using a keypath.

(Inherited from NSObject)
SetValueForUndefinedKey(NSObject, NSString)

Indicates an attempt to write a value to an undefined key. If not overridden, raises an NSUndefinedKeyException.

(Inherited from NSObject)
SetValuesForKeysWithDictionary(NSDictionary)

Sets the values of this NSObject to those in the specified dictionary.

(Inherited from NSObject)
StringFor(NSObject) (Inherited from NSFormatter)
ToLocalizedString(NSDate, NSDateFormatterStyle, NSDateFormatterStyle)

Static method to create a localized string, using the specified date, dateStyle, and timeStyle.

ToString()

Returns a string representation of the value of the current instance.

(Inherited from NSObject)
ToString(NSDate)

Returns a string representation of the value of the current instance.

Unbind(NSString) (Inherited from NSObject)
Unbind(String)
Obsolete.
(Inherited from NSObject)
ValueForKey(NSString)

Returns the value of the property associated with the specified key.

(Inherited from NSObject)
ValueForKeyPath(NSString)

Returns the value of a property that can be reached using a keypath.

(Inherited from NSObject)
ValueForUndefinedKey(NSString)

Indicates an attempt to read a value of an undefined key. If not overridden, raises an NSUndefinedKeyException.

(Inherited from NSObject)
WillChange(NSKeyValueChange, NSIndexSet, NSString)

Indicates that the values of the specified indices in the specified key are about to change.

(Inherited from NSObject)
WillChange(NSString, NSKeyValueSetMutationKind, NSSet) (Inherited from NSObject)
WillChangeValue(String)

Indicates that the value of the specified key is about to change.

(Inherited from NSObject)

Extension Methods

ObjectDidBeginEditing(NSObject, INSEditor)
ObjectDidEndEditing(NSObject, INSEditor)
GetValidModes(NSObject, NSFontPanel)
ValidateToolbarItem(NSObject, NSToolbarItem)
GetDebugDescription(INSObjectProtocol)
AcceptsPreviewPanelControl(NSObject, QLPreviewPanel)
BeginPreviewPanelControl(NSObject, QLPreviewPanel)
EndPreviewPanelControl(NSObject, QLPreviewPanel)
GetAccessibilityCustomRotors(NSObject)

Gets the array of UIAccessibilityCustomRotor objects appropriate for this object.

SetAccessibilityCustomRotors(NSObject, UIAccessibilityCustomRotor[])

Sets the array of UIAccessibilityCustomRotor objects appropriate for this object.

Applies to

See also