GregorianCalendar.CalendarType Property
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Gets or sets the GregorianCalendarTypes value that denotes the language version of the current GregorianCalendar.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Property Value
Type: System.Globalization.GregorianCalendarTypesA GregorianCalendarTypes value that denotes the language version of the current GregorianCalendar.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException | The value assigned in a set operation is not a member of the GregorianCalendarTypes enumeration. |
The following code example demonstrates how to determine the GregorianCalendar language version supported by the culture.
Imports System.Globalization Public Class Example Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock) ' Gets the calendars supported by the ar-SA culture. Dim myOptCals As Calendar() = New CultureInfo("ar-SA").OptionalCalendars ' Checks which ones are GregorianCalendar then determines the GregorianCalendar version. outputBlock.Text &= "The ar-SA culture supports the following calendars:" & vbCrLf Dim cal As Calendar For Each cal In myOptCals If cal.GetType() Is GetType(GregorianCalendar) Then Dim myGreCal As GregorianCalendar = CType(cal, GregorianCalendar) Dim calType As GregorianCalendarTypes = myGreCal.CalendarType outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" {0} ({1})", cal, calType) & vbCrLf Else outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" {0}", cal) & vbCrLf End If Next cal End Sub 'Main End Class 'SamplesCultureInfo 'This code produces the following output. ' 'The ar-SA culture supports the following calendars: ' System.Globalization.HijriCalendar ' System.Globalization.GregorianCalendar (USEnglish) ' System.Globalization.GregorianCalendar (MiddleEastFrench) ' System.Globalization.GregorianCalendar (Arabic) ' System.Globalization.GregorianCalendar (Localized) ' System.Globalization.GregorianCalendar (TransliteratedFrench)
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