DateTimeFormatInfo.DateSeparator Property (System.Globalization)

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Microsoft Visual Studio 2008/.NET Framework 3.5

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.NET Framework Class Library

DateTimeFormatInfo..::.DateSeparator Property

Gets or sets the string that separates the components of a date, that is, the year, month, and day.

Namespace: System.Globalization
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Property DateSeparator As String

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As DateTimeFormatInfo
Dim value As String

value = instance.DateSeparator

instance.DateSeparator = value

public string DateSeparator { get; set; }

Visual C++

public:
property String^ DateSeparator {
    String^ get ();
    void set (String^ value);
}

JScript

public function get DateSeparator () : String
public function set DateSeparator (value : String)

Property Value

Type: System..::.String
The string that separates the components of a date, that is, the year, month, and day. The default for InvariantInfo is "/".

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentNullException	The property is being set to nullNothingnullptra null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).
InvalidOperationException	The property is being set and the DateTimeFormatInfo is read-only.

Remarks

If the custom pattern includes the format pattern "/", DateTime..::.ToString displays the value of DateSeparator in place of the "/" in the format pattern.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0

Reference

DateTimeFormatInfo Class

DateTimeFormatInfo Members

System.Globalization Namespace

TimeSeparator