DateTimeFormatInfo.DayNames Property
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]
Gets or sets a one-dimensional array of type String containing the culture-specific full names of the days of the week.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Property Value
Type: System.String []A one-dimensional array of type String containing the culture-specific full names of the days of the week. The array for InvariantInfo contains "Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", and "Saturday".
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentNullException | An attempt was made to set the property to null. |
| ArgumentException | An attempt was made to set the property to a multidimensional array or to a single-dimensional array with a length that is not exactly 7. |
| InvalidOperationException | The DateTimeFormatInfo object is read-only. |
If setting this property, the array must be one-dimensional and must have exactly seven elements.
If a custom format string includes the "dddd" format specifier, DateTime.ToString returns the value of the appropriate member of DayNames in place of "dddd" in the custom format string.
This property is affected if the value of the Calendar property changes.