DateTimeFormatInfo::SortableDateTimePattern Property
Gets the custom format string for a sortable date and time value.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
The SortableDateTimePattern property defines the culture-specific format of date strings that are returned by calls to the DateTime::ToString and DateTimeOffset::ToString methods and by composite format strings that are supplied the "s" standard format string.
The format string returned by the SortableDateTimePattern property reflects a defined standard (ISO 8601), and the property is read-only. Therefore, it is always the same, regardless of the culture. The custom format string is "yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss".
The following example displays the value of SortableDateTimePattern for a few cultures.
using namespace System; using namespace System::Globalization; void PrintPattern( String^ myCulture ) { CultureInfo^ MyCI = gcnew CultureInfo( myCulture,false ); DateTimeFormatInfo^ myDTFI = MyCI->DateTimeFormat; Console::WriteLine( " {0} {1}", myCulture, myDTFI->SortableDateTimePattern ); } int main() { // Displays the values of the pattern properties. Console::WriteLine( " CULTURE PROPERTY VALUE" ); PrintPattern( "en-US" ); PrintPattern( "ja-JP" ); PrintPattern( "fr-FR" ); } /* This code produces the following output. CULTURE PROPERTY VALUE en-US yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss ja-JP yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss fr-FR yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss */
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