DateTimeFormatInfo.GetInstance(IFormatProvider) Method
Definition
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Returns the DateTimeFormatInfo object associated with the specified IFormatProvider.
public:
static System::Globalization::DateTimeFormatInfo ^ GetInstance(IFormatProvider ^ provider);public static System.Globalization.DateTimeFormatInfo GetInstance(IFormatProvider provider);public static System.Globalization.DateTimeFormatInfo GetInstance(IFormatProvider? provider);static member GetInstance : IFormatProvider -> System.Globalization.DateTimeFormatInfoPublic Shared Function GetInstance (provider As IFormatProvider) As DateTimeFormatInfoParameters
- provider
- IFormatProvider
The IFormatProvider that gets the DateTimeFormatInfo object.
-or-
null to get CurrentInfo.
Returns
A DateTimeFormatInfo object associated with IFormatProvider.
Remarks
This method uses the IFormatProvider.GetFormat method of formatProvider using an DateTimeFormatInfo object as the Type parameter. If formatProvider is null or if IFormatProvider.GetFormat returns null, this method returns CurrentInfo.
Your application can get a DateTimeFormatInfo object for a specific culture using one of the following methods:
- The CultureInfo.DateTimeFormat property.
- The GetInstance method, where
provideris 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.
