GetEra Method

TaiwanCalendar.GetEra Method

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Returns the era in the specified DateTime.

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

'Declaration
Public Overrides Function GetEra ( _
	time As DateTime _
) As Integer

Parameters

time
Type: System.DateTime
The DateTime to read.

Return Value

Type: System.Int32
An integer that represents the era in the specified DateTime.

The TaiwanCalendar class recognizes only the current era.

The following code example demonstrates the use of the GetEra method.


Imports System.Globalization

Public Class Example
   Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)

      ' Sets a DateTime to April 3, 2002 of the Gregorian calendar.
      Dim myDT As New DateTime(2002, 4, 3, New GregorianCalendar())

      ' Creates an instance of the TaiwanCalendar.
      Dim myCal As New TaiwanCalendar()

      ' Displays the values of the DateTime.
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("April 3, 2002 of the Gregorian calendar equals the following in the Taiwan calendar:") & vbCrLf
      DisplayValues(outputBlock, myCal, myDT)

      ' Adds two years and ten months.
      myDT = myCal.AddYears(myDT, 2)
      myDT = myCal.AddMonths(myDT, 10)

      ' Displays the values of the DateTime.
      outputBlock.Text &= "After adding two years and ten months:" & vbCrLf
      DisplayValues(outputBlock, myCal, myDT)
   End Sub 

   Public Shared Sub DisplayValues(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock, ByVal myCal As Calendar, ByVal myDT As DateTime)
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("   Era:        {0}", myCal.GetEra(myDT)) & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("   Year:       {0}", myCal.GetYear(myDT)) & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("   Month:      {0}", myCal.GetMonth(myDT)) & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("   DayOfYear:  {0}", myCal.GetDayOfYear(myDT)) & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("   DayOfMonth: {0}", myCal.GetDayOfMonth(myDT)) & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("   DayOfWeek:  {0}", myCal.GetDayOfWeek(myDT)) & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text &= vbCrLf
   End Sub 
End Class  
' This exanple produces the following output.
' April 3, 2002 of the Gregorian calendar equals the following in the Taiwan calendar:
'    Era:        1
'    Year:       91
'    Month:      4
'    DayOfYear:  93
'    DayOfMonth: 3
'    DayOfWeek:  Wednesday
' 
' After adding two years and ten months:
'    Era:        1
'    Year:       94
'    Month:      2
'    DayOfYear:  34
'    DayOfMonth: 3
'    DayOfWeek:  Thursday


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Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.0

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