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DateTimeFormatInfo::GetInstance Method

Returns the DateTimeFormatInfo object associated with the specified IFormatProvider.

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

public:
static DateTimeFormatInfo^ GetInstance(
	IFormatProvider^ provider
)

Parameters

provider
Type: System::IFormatProvider
The IFormatProvider that gets the DateTimeFormatInfo object.
-or-
nullptr to get CurrentInfo.

This method uses the IFormatProvider::GetFormat method of formatProvider using an DateTimeFormatInfo object as the Type parameter. If formatProvider is nullptr or if IFormatProvider::GetFormat returns nullptr, this method returns CurrentInfo.

Your application 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.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

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