GregorianCalendar.CalendarType Property

Property Value

Type: System.Globalization.GregorianCalendarTypes
A GregorianCalendarTypes value that denotes the language version of the current GregorianCalendar.

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)

using System;
using System.Globalization;


public class Example
{

   public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
   {

      // Gets the calendars supported by the ar-SA culture.
      Calendar[] myOptCals = 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:" + "\n";
      foreach (Calendar cal in myOptCals)
      {
         if (cal.GetType() == typeof(GregorianCalendar))
         {
            GregorianCalendar myGreCal = (GregorianCalendar)cal;
            GregorianCalendarTypes calType = myGreCal.CalendarType;
            outputBlock.Text += String.Format("   {0} ({1})", cal, calType) + "\n";
         }
         else
         {
            outputBlock.Text += String.Format("   {0}", cal) + "\n";
         }
      }

   }

}

/*
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)

*/