DateTimeFormatInfo.SortableDateTimePattern Property

public:
 property System::String ^ SortableDateTimePattern { System::String ^ get(); };

public string SortableDateTimePattern { get; }

member this.SortableDateTimePattern : string

Public ReadOnly Property SortableDateTimePattern As String

Property Value

The custom format string for a sortable date and time value.

Examples

The following example displays the value of SortableDateTimePattern for a few cultures.

using System;
using System.Globalization;

public class SamplesDTFI  {

   public static void Main()  {

      // Displays the values of the pattern properties.
      Console.WriteLine( " CULTURE    PROPERTY VALUE" );
      PrintPattern( "en-US" );
      PrintPattern( "ja-JP" );
      PrintPattern( "fr-FR" );
   }

   public static void PrintPattern( String myCulture )  {

      DateTimeFormatInfo myDTFI = new CultureInfo( myCulture, false ).DateTimeFormat;
      Console.WriteLine( "  {0}     {1}", myCulture, myDTFI.SortableDateTimePattern );
   }
}

/*
This code produces the following output.

 CULTURE    PROPERTY VALUE
  en-US     yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss
  ja-JP     yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss
  fr-FR     yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss

*/

Imports System.Globalization

Public Class SamplesDTFI

   Public Shared Sub Main()

      ' Displays the values of the pattern properties.
      Console.WriteLine(" CULTURE    PROPERTY VALUE")
      PrintPattern("en-US")
      PrintPattern("ja-JP")
      PrintPattern("fr-FR")

   End Sub

   Public Shared Sub PrintPattern(myCulture As [String])

      Dim myDTFI As DateTimeFormatInfo = New CultureInfo(myCulture, False).DateTimeFormat
      Console.WriteLine("  {0}     {1}", myCulture, myDTFI.SortableDateTimePattern)

   End Sub

End Class

'This code produces the following output.
'
' CULTURE    PROPERTY VALUE
'  en-US     yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss
'  ja-JP     yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss
'  fr-FR     yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss
'

Remarks

The SortableDateTimePattern property defines the culture-specific format of date strings that are returned by calls to the DateTime.ToString and DateTimeOffset.ToString methods and by composite format strings that are supplied the "s" standard format string.

The format string returned by the SortableDateTimePattern property reflects a defined standard (ISO 8601), and the property is read-only. Therefore, it is always the same, regardless of the culture. The custom format string is "yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss".

See also

• UniversalSortableDateTimePattern
• Standard Date and Time Format Strings
• Custom Date and Time Format Strings