DateTimeFormatInfo.GetAbbreviatedMonthName Method
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Returns the culture-specific abbreviated name of the specified month based on the culture associated with the current DateTimeFormatInfo object.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- month
- Type: System.Int32
An integer from 1 through 13 representing the name of the month to retrieve.
Return Value
Type: System.StringThe culture-specific abbreviated name of the month represented by month.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException | month is less than 1 or greater than 13. |
For the default invariant DateTimeFormatInfo, this method returns a string from the GregorianCalendar.
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.