HebrewCalendar.GetEra(DateTime) Method

Definition

Returns the era in the specified DateTime.

public:
 override int GetEra(DateTime time);
public override int GetEra (DateTime time);
override this.GetEra : DateTime -> int
Public Overrides Function GetEra (time As DateTime) As Integer

Parameters

time
DateTime

The DateTime to read.

Returns

An integer that represents the era in the specified DateTime. The return value is always HebrewEra.

Examples

The following code example displays the values of several components of a DateTime in terms of the Hebrew calendar.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Globalization;
void DisplayValues( Calendar^ myCal, DateTime myDT )
{
   Console::WriteLine( "   Era:        {0}", myCal->GetEra( myDT ) );
   Console::WriteLine( "   Year:       {0}", myCal->GetYear( myDT ) );
   Console::WriteLine( "   Month:      {0}", myCal->GetMonth( myDT ) );
   Console::WriteLine( "   DayOfYear:  {0}", myCal->GetDayOfYear( myDT ) );
   Console::WriteLine( "   DayOfMonth: {0}", myCal->GetDayOfMonth( myDT ) );
   Console::WriteLine( "   DayOfWeek:  {0}", myCal->GetDayOfWeek( myDT ) );
   Console::WriteLine();
}

int main()
{
   
   // Sets a DateTime to April 3, 2002 of the Gregorian calendar.
   DateTime myDT = DateTime(2002,4,3,gcnew GregorianCalendar);
   
   // Creates an instance of the HebrewCalendar.
   HebrewCalendar^ myCal = gcnew HebrewCalendar;
   
   // Displays the values of the DateTime.
   Console::WriteLine( "April 3, 2002 of the Gregorian calendar equals the following in the Hebrew calendar:" );
   DisplayValues( myCal, myDT );
   
   // Adds two years and ten months.
   myDT = myCal->AddYears( myDT, 2 );
   myDT = myCal->AddMonths( myDT, 10 );
   
   // Displays the values of the DateTime.
   Console::WriteLine( "After adding two years and ten months:" );
   DisplayValues( myCal, myDT );
}

/*
This code produces the following output.

April 3, 2002 of the Gregorian calendar equals the following in the Hebrew calendar:
   Era:        1
   Year:       5762
   Month:      7
   DayOfYear:  198
   DayOfMonth: 21
   DayOfWeek:  Wednesday

After adding two years and ten months:
   Era:        1
   Year:       5765
   Month:      5
   DayOfYear:  138
   DayOfMonth: 21
   DayOfWeek:  Monday

*/
using System;
using System.Globalization;

public class SamplesHebrewCalendar  {

   public static void Main()  {

      // Sets a DateTime to April 3, 2002 of the Gregorian calendar.
      DateTime myDT = new DateTime( 2002, 4, 3, new GregorianCalendar() );

      // Creates an instance of the HebrewCalendar.
      HebrewCalendar myCal = new HebrewCalendar();

      // Displays the values of the DateTime.
      Console.WriteLine( "April 3, 2002 of the Gregorian calendar equals the following in the Hebrew calendar:" );
      DisplayValues( myCal, myDT );

      // Adds two years and ten months.
      myDT = myCal.AddYears( myDT, 2 );
      myDT = myCal.AddMonths( myDT, 10 );

      // Displays the values of the DateTime.
      Console.WriteLine( "After adding two years and ten months:" );
      DisplayValues( myCal, myDT );
   }

   public static void DisplayValues( Calendar myCal, DateTime myDT )  {
      Console.WriteLine( "   Era:        {0}", myCal.GetEra( myDT ) );
      Console.WriteLine( "   Year:       {0}", myCal.GetYear( myDT ) );
      Console.WriteLine( "   Month:      {0}", myCal.GetMonth( myDT ) );
      Console.WriteLine( "   DayOfYear:  {0}", myCal.GetDayOfYear( myDT ) );
      Console.WriteLine( "   DayOfMonth: {0}", myCal.GetDayOfMonth( myDT ) );
      Console.WriteLine( "   DayOfWeek:  {0}", myCal.GetDayOfWeek( myDT ) );
      Console.WriteLine();
   }
}

/*
This code produces the following output.

April 3, 2002 of the Gregorian calendar equals the following in the Hebrew calendar:
   Era:        1
   Year:       5762
   Month:      7
   DayOfYear:  198
   DayOfMonth: 21
   DayOfWeek:  Wednesday

After adding two years and ten months:
   Era:        1
   Year:       5765
   Month:      5
   DayOfYear:  138
   DayOfMonth: 21
   DayOfWeek:  Monday

*/
Imports System.Globalization


Public Class SamplesHebrewCalendar   

   Public Shared Sub Main()

      ' Sets a DateTime to April 3, 2002 of the Gregorian calendar.
      Dim myDT As New DateTime(2002, 4, 3, New GregorianCalendar())

      ' Creates an instance of the HebrewCalendar.
      Dim myCal As New HebrewCalendar()

      ' Displays the values of the DateTime.
      Console.WriteLine("April 3, 2002 of the Gregorian calendar equals the following in the Hebrew calendar:")
      DisplayValues(myCal, myDT)

      ' Adds two years and ten months.
      myDT = myCal.AddYears(myDT, 2)
      myDT = myCal.AddMonths(myDT, 10)

      ' Displays the values of the DateTime.
      Console.WriteLine("After adding two years and ten months:")
      DisplayValues(myCal, myDT)

   End Sub

   Public Shared Sub DisplayValues(myCal As Calendar, myDT As DateTime)
      Console.WriteLine("   Era:        {0}", myCal.GetEra(myDT))
      Console.WriteLine("   Year:       {0}", myCal.GetYear(myDT))
      Console.WriteLine("   Month:      {0}", myCal.GetMonth(myDT))
      Console.WriteLine("   DayOfYear:  {0}", myCal.GetDayOfYear(myDT))
      Console.WriteLine("   DayOfMonth: {0}", myCal.GetDayOfMonth(myDT))
      Console.WriteLine("   DayOfWeek:  {0}", myCal.GetDayOfWeek(myDT))
      Console.WriteLine()
   End Sub

End Class


'This code produces the following output.
'
'April 3, 2002 of the Gregorian calendar equals the following in the Hebrew calendar:
'   Era:        1
'   Year:       5762
'   Month:      7
'   DayOfYear:  198
'   DayOfMonth: 21
'   DayOfWeek:  Wednesday
'
'After adding two years and ten months:
'   Era:        1
'   Year:       5765
'   Month:      5
'   DayOfYear:  138
'   DayOfMonth: 21
'   DayOfWeek:  Monday

Remarks

The Hebrew calendar recognizes two eras: B.C.E. (before the common era) and A.M. (Latin "Anno Mundi", which means "the year of the world"). This implementation of the HebrewCalendar class recognizes only the current era (A.M.) and only the Hebrew years 5343 to 5999 (1583 to 2239 in the Gregorian calendar).

Applies to

See also