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GregorianCalendar.IsLeapYear(Int32, Int32) Method

Definition

Namespace:
System.Globalization
Assemblies:
mscorlib.dll, System.Globalization.Calendars.dll
Assemblies:
netstandard.dll, System.Runtime.dll
Assembly:
System.Globalization.Calendars.dll
Assembly:
System.Runtime.dll
Assembly:
mscorlib.dll
Assembly:
netstandard.dll
Source:
GregorianCalendar.cs
Source:
GregorianCalendar.cs
Source:
GregorianCalendar.cs
Source:
GregorianCalendar.cs

Determines whether the specified year in the specified era is a leap year.

public:
 override bool IsLeapYear(int year, int era);
public override bool IsLeapYear(int year, int era);
override this.IsLeapYear : int * int -> bool
Public Overrides Function IsLeapYear (year As Integer, era As Integer) As Boolean

Parameters

year
Int32

An integer that represents the year.

era
Int32

An integer that represents the era.

Returns

Boolean

true if the specified year is a leap year; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

era is outside the range supported by the calendar.

-or-

year is outside the range supported by the calendar.

Examples

The following code example calls IsLeapYear for five years in each of the eras.

using System;
using System.Globalization;

public class SamplesGregorianCalendar  {

   public static void Main()  {

      // Creates and initializes a GregorianCalendar.
      GregorianCalendar myCal = new GregorianCalendar();

      // Displays the header.
      Console.Write( "YEAR\t" );
      for ( int y = 2001; y <= 2005; y++ )
         Console.Write( "\t{0}", y );
      Console.WriteLine();

      // Checks five years in the current era.
      Console.Write( "CurrentEra:" );
      for ( int y = 2001; y <= 2005; y++ )
         Console.Write( "\t{0}", myCal.IsLeapYear( y, GregorianCalendar.CurrentEra ) );
      Console.WriteLine();

      // Checks five years in each of the eras.
      for ( int i = 0; i < myCal.Eras.Length; i++ )  {
         Console.Write( "Era {0}:\t", myCal.Eras[i] );
         for ( int y = 2001; y <= 2005; y++ )
            Console.Write( "\t{0}", myCal.IsLeapYear( y, myCal.Eras[i] ) );
         Console.WriteLine();
      }
   }
}

/*
This code produces the following output.

YEAR            2001    2002    2003    2004    2005
CurrentEra:     False   False   False   True    False
Era 1:          False   False   False   True    False

*/

Imports System.Globalization

Public Class SamplesGregorianCalendar   
   
   Public Shared Sub Main()

      ' Creates and initializes a GregorianCalendar.
      Dim myCal As New GregorianCalendar()

      ' Displays the header.
      Console.Write("YEAR" + ControlChars.Tab)
      Dim y As Integer
      For y = 2001 To 2005
         Console.Write(ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", y)
      Next y
      Console.WriteLine()

      ' Checks five years in the current era.
      Console.Write("CurrentEra:")
      For y = 2001 To 2005
         Console.Write(ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", myCal.IsLeapYear(y, GregorianCalendar.CurrentEra))
      Next y
      Console.WriteLine()

      ' Checks five years in each of the eras.
      Dim i As Integer
      For i = 0 To myCal.Eras.Length - 1
         Console.Write("Era {0}:" + ControlChars.Tab, myCal.Eras(i))
         For y = 2001 To 2005
            Console.Write(ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", myCal.IsLeapYear(y, myCal.Eras(i)))
         Next y
         Console.WriteLine()
      Next i

   End Sub

End Class


'This code produces the following output.
'
'YEAR            2001    2002    2003    2004    2005
'CurrentEra:     False   False   False   True    False
'Era 1:          False   False   False   True    False

Remarks

A leap year in the Gregorian calendar is defined as a year that is evenly divisible by four, except if it is divisible by 100. However, years that are divisible by 400 are leap years. For example, the year 1900 was not a leap year, but the year 2000 was. A common year has 365 days and a leap year has 366 days.

Applies to

See also