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DateTimeFormatInfo::GetAbbreviatedMonthName Method (Int32)

 

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

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

public:
String^ GetAbbreviatedMonthName(
	int month
)

Parameters

month
Type: System::Int32

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

Return Value

Type: System::String^

The 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 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.

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
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