HijriCalendar.GetDaysInYear Method (Int32, Int32)

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Returns the number of days in the specified year and era.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overrides Function GetDaysInYear ( _
    year As Integer, _
    era As Integer _
) As Integer
public override int GetDaysInYear(
    int year,
    int era
)

Parameters

  • year
    Type: System.Int32
    An integer that represents the year.
  • era
    Type: System.Int32
    An integer that represents the era.

Return Value

Type: System.Int32
The number of days in the specified year and era. The number of days is 354 in a common year or 355 in a leap year.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException

year or era is outside the range supported by this calendar.

Examples

The following code example calls GetDaysInYear for five years in each era.

Imports System.Globalization

Public Class Example
   Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
      ' Creates and initializes a HijriCalendar.
      Dim myCal As New HijriCalendar()

      ' Displays the header.
      outputBlock.Text &= "YEAR" + ControlChars.Tab
      Dim y As Integer
      For y = 1421 To 1425
         outputBlock.Text += String.Format(ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", y)
      Next y
      outputBlock.Text &= vbCrLf

      ' Displays the value of the CurrentEra property.
      outputBlock.Text &= "CurrentEra:"
      For y = 1421 To 1425
         outputBlock.Text += String.Format(ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", myCal.GetDaysInYear(y, HijriCalendar.CurrentEra))
      Next y
      outputBlock.Text &= vbCrLf

      ' Displays the values in the Eras property.
      Dim i As Integer
      For i = 0 To myCal.Eras.Length - 1
         outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Era {0}:" + ControlChars.Tab, myCal.Eras(i))
         For y = 1421 To 1425
            outputBlock.Text += String.Format(ControlChars.Tab + "{0}", myCal.GetDaysInYear(y, myCal.Eras(i)))
         Next y
         outputBlock.Text &= vbCrLf
      Next i
   End Sub
End Class
' This eaxmple produces output like the following.
'       YEAR            1421    1422    1423    1424    1425
'       CurrentEra:     354     354     355     354     354
'       Era 1:          354     354     355     354     354
using System;
using System.Globalization;


public class Example
{

   public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
   {

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

      // Displays the header.
      outputBlock.Text += "YEAR\t";
      for (int y = 1421; y <= 1425; y++)
         outputBlock.Text += String.Format("\t{0}", y);
      outputBlock.Text += "\n";

      // Displays the value of the CurrentEra property.
      outputBlock.Text += "CurrentEra:";
      for (int y = 1421; y <= 1425; y++)
         outputBlock.Text += String.Format("\t{0}", myCal.GetDaysInYear(y, HijriCalendar.CurrentEra));
      outputBlock.Text += "\n";

      // Displays the values in the Eras property.
      for (int i = 0; i < myCal.Eras.Length; i++)
      {
         outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Era {0}:\t", myCal.Eras[i]);
         for (int y = 1421; y <= 1425; y++)
            outputBlock.Text += String.Format("\t{0}", myCal.GetDaysInYear(y, myCal.Eras[i]));
         outputBlock.Text += "\n";
      }

   }

}

/*
This code produces the following output. The results might vary depending on
the settings in Regional and Language Options (or Regional Options or Regional Settings).

YEAR            1421    1422    1423    1424    1425
CurrentEra:     354     354     355     354     354
Era 1:          354     354     355     354     354

*/

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

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