DateTimeFormatInfo.GetEraName Method
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Returns the string containing the name of the specified era.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- era
- Type: System.Int32
The integer representing the era.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException | era does not represent a valid era in the calendar specified in the Calendar property. |
The era name is the name a calendar uses to refer to a period of time reckoned from a fixed point or event. For example, "A.D." or "C.E." is the current era in the Gregorian calendar.
An array that contains the valid values for era is returned by the Eras property of the appropriate class derived from Calendar. For example, the JapaneseCalendar.Eras property returns a list of eras that are supported by this implementation.
Notes to CallersIf DateTimeFormatInfo.Calendar is the TaiwanCalendar but the Thread.CurrentCulture is not "zh-TW", then GetEraName and GetAbbreviatedEraName return an empty string ("").