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DateTimeFormatInfo.GetInstance Method

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Returns the DateTimeFormatInfo associated with the specified IFormatProvider.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function GetInstance ( _
    provider As IFormatProvider _
) As DateTimeFormatInfo
public static DateTimeFormatInfo GetInstance(
    IFormatProvider provider
)

Parameters

Return Value

Type: System.Globalization.DateTimeFormatInfo
A DateTimeFormatInfo associated with the specified IFormatProvider.

Remarks

This method uses the IFormatProvider.GetFormat method of formatProvider using DateTimeFormatInfo as the Type parameter. If formatProvider is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) or if IFormatProvider.GetFormat returns nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic), this method returns CurrentInfo.

You can get a DateTimeFormatInfo object for a specific culture using one of the following methods:

A DateTimeFormatInfo object can be created only for the invariant culture or for specific cultures, not for neutral cultures.

For more information about the invariant culture, specific cultures, and neutral cultures, see the CultureInfo class description.

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.