DateTimeFormatInfo.GetAbbreviatedMonthName(Int32) Method

Definition

Returns the culture-specific abbreviated name of the specified month based on the culture associated with the current DateTimeFormatInfo object.

public:
 System::String ^ GetAbbreviatedMonthName(int month);
public string GetAbbreviatedMonthName (int month);
member this.GetAbbreviatedMonthName : int -> string
Public Function GetAbbreviatedMonthName (month As Integer) As String

Parameters

month
Int32

An integer from 1 through 13 representing the name of the month to retrieve.

Returns

The culture-specific abbreviated name of the month represented by month.

Exceptions

month is less than 1 or greater than 13.

Remarks

For the default invariant DateTimeFormatInfo object, this method returns a string from the GregorianCalendar object.

month Return Value
1 "Jan"
2 "Feb"
3 "Mar"
4 "Apr"
5 "May"
6 "Jun"
7 "Jul"
8 "Aug"
9 "Sep"
10 "Oct"
11 "Nov"
12 "Dec"
13 ""

Calendar objects can accommodate calendars with 13 months. For 12-month calendars, the empty string is always returned as the name of the 13th month.

Applies to

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