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DateTimeFormatInfo.FirstDayOfWeek Property

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Gets or sets the first day of the week.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property FirstDayOfWeek As DayOfWeek

public DayOfWeek FirstDayOfWeek { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.DayOfWeek
A System.DayOfWeek value representing the first day of the week. The default for InvariantInfo is Sunday.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException

An attempt was made to set the property to a value that is not a valid System.DayOfWeek value.
InvalidOperationException

The DateTimeFormatInfo object is read-only.

Remarks

This property is affected if the value of the Calendar property changes.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.