NSDateFormatter Class

Definition

Namespace:

Foundation

Assembly:

Xamarin.iOS.dll

Used to parse and render dates in various forms.

[Foundation.Register("NSDateFormatter", true)]
public class NSDateFormatter : Foundation.NSFormatter

type NSDateFormatter = class
    inherit NSFormatter

Inheritance

Object

NSObject

NSFormatter

NSDateFormatter

Attributes

RegisterAttribute

Constructors

NSDateFormatter()	Default constructor that initializes a new instance of this class with no parameters.
NSDateFormatter(IntPtr)	A constructor used when creating managed representations of unmanaged objects; Called by the runtime.
NSDateFormatter(NSCoder)	A constructor that initializes the object from the data stored in the unarchiver object.
NSDateFormatter(NSObjectFlag)	Constructor to call on derived classes to skip initialization and merely allocate the object.

Properties

AMSymbol	The AM symbol for this formatter.
Behavior	The NSDateFormatterBehavior object for this formatter.
Calendar	The calendar for this formatter.
Class	(Inherited from NSObject)
ClassHandle	The handle for this class.
DateFormat	The date format string used by this formatter.
DateStyle	The date style used by this formatter.
DebugDescription	A developer-meaningful description of this object. (Inherited from NSObject)
DefaultBehavior	Factory method producing default NSDateFormatterBehavior.
DefaultDate	The default date for this formatter.
Description	Description of the object, the Objective-C version of ToString. (Inherited from NSObject)
DoesRelativeDateFormatting
EraSymbols	The array of era symbols for this formatter.
FormattingContext
GeneratesCalendarDates	Developers should not use this method.
GregorianStartDate	The start date of the Gregorian calendar.
Handle	Handle (pointer) to the unmanaged object representation. (Inherited from NSObject)
IsDirectBinding	(Inherited from NSObject)
IsLenient	Whether this formatter uses heuristics when parsing a string.
IsProxy	(Inherited from NSObject)
Locale	The locale of this formatter.
LongEraSymbols	The long era symbols for this formatter.
MonthSymbols	The month symbols for this formatter.
PMSymbol	The PM symbol of this formatter.
QuarterSymbols	The quarter symbols of this formatter.
RetainCount	Returns the current Objective-C retain count for the object. (Inherited from NSObject)
Self	(Inherited from NSObject)
ShortMonthSymbols	The short month symbols of this formatter.
ShortQuarterSymbols	The short quarter symbols for this formatter.
ShortStandaloneMonthSymbols	The standalone month symbols for this formatter.
ShortStandaloneQuarterSymbols	The short standalone quarter symbols for this formatter.
ShortStandaloneWeekdaySymbols	The short standalone weekday symbols for this formatter.
ShortWeekdaySymbols	The short weekday symbols for this formatter.
StandaloneMonthSymbols	The standalone month symbols for this formatter.
StandaloneQuarterSymbols	The standalone quarter symbols for this formatter.
StandaloneWeekdaySymbols	The standalone weekday symbols for this formatter.
Superclass	(Inherited from NSObject)
SuperHandle	Handle used to represent the methods in the base class for this NSObject. (Inherited from NSObject)
TimeStyle	The time style for this formatter.
TimeZone	The time zone for this formatter.
TwoDigitStartDate	The earliest date that can be specified with a two-digit year specifier.
VeryShortMonthSymbols	The very short month symbols for this formatter.
VeryShortStandaloneMonthSymbols	The very short month symbols for this formatter.
VeryShortStandaloneWeekdaySymbols	The very short standalone weekday symbols for this formatter.
VeryShortWeekdaySymbols	The very short weekday symbols for this formatter.
WeekdaySymbols	The weekday symbols for this formatter.
Zone	(Inherited from NSObject)

Methods

AddObserver(NSObject, NSString, NSKeyValueObservingOptions, IntPtr)	Registers an object for being observed externally (using NSString keyPath).   Observed changes are dispatched to the observer’s object ObserveValue(NSString, NSObject, NSDictionary, IntPtr) method. (Inherited from NSObject)
AddObserver(NSObject, String, NSKeyValueObservingOptions, IntPtr)	Registers an object for being observed externally (using string keyPath).   Observed changes are dispatched to the observer’s object ObserveValue(NSString, NSObject, NSDictionary, IntPtr) method. (Inherited from NSObject)
AddObserver(NSString, NSKeyValueObservingOptions, Action<NSObservedChange>)	Registers an object for being observed externally using an arbitrary method. (Inherited from NSObject)
AddObserver(String, NSKeyValueObservingOptions, Action<NSObservedChange>)	Registers an object for being observed externally using an arbitrary method. (Inherited from NSObject)
AwakeFromNib()	Called after the object has been loaded from the nib file. Overriders must call base.AwakeFromNib(). (Inherited from NSObject)
BeginInvokeOnMainThread(Action)	(Inherited from NSObject)
BeginInvokeOnMainThread(Selector, NSObject)	Invokes asynchrously the specified code on the main UI thread. (Inherited from NSObject)
Bind(NSString, NSObject, String, NSDictionary)	(Inherited from NSObject)
Bind(String, NSObject, String, NSDictionary)	(Inherited from NSObject)
BindingInfo(String)	(Inherited from NSObject)
BindingOptionDescriptions(String)	(Inherited from NSObject)
BindingValueClass(String)	(Inherited from NSObject)
CommitEditing()	(Inherited from NSObject)
CommitEditing(NSObject, Selector, IntPtr)	(Inherited from NSObject)
ConformsToProtocol(IntPtr)	Invoked to determine if this object implements the specified protocol. (Inherited from NSObject)
Copy()	Performs a copy of the underlying Objective-C object. (Inherited from NSObject)
Copy(NSZone)	Performs a copy of the underlying Objective-C object. (Inherited from NSFormatter)
DangerousAutorelease()	(Inherited from NSObject)
DangerousRelease()	(Inherited from NSObject)
DangerousRetain()	(Inherited from NSObject)
DidChange(NSKeyValueChange, NSIndexSet, NSString)	Indicates a change occurred to the indexes for a to-many relationship. (Inherited from NSObject)
DidChange(NSString, NSKeyValueSetMutationKind, NSSet)	(Inherited from NSObject)
DidChangeValue(String)	Indicates that a change occurred on the specified key. (Inherited from NSObject)
Dispose()	Releases the resources used by the NSObject object. (Inherited from NSObject)
Dispose(Boolean)	Releases the resources used by the NSObject object. (Inherited from NSObject)
DoesNotRecognizeSelector(Selector)	Indicates that this object does not recognize the specified selector. (Inherited from NSObject)
EditingStringFor(NSObject)	(Inherited from NSFormatter)
EncodeTo(NSCoder)	Encodes the state of the object on the provided encoder (Inherited from NSFormatter)
Equals(NSObject)	(Inherited from NSObject)
Equals(Object)	(Inherited from NSObject)
ExposedBindings()	(Inherited from NSObject)
GetAttributedString(NSObject, NSDictionary<NSString,NSObject>)	(Inherited from NSFormatter)
GetAttributedString(NSObject, NSStringAttributes)	(Inherited from NSFormatter)
GetAttributedString(NSObject, UIStringAttributes)	(Inherited from NSFormatter)
GetBindingInfo(NSString)	(Inherited from NSObject)
GetBindingOptionDescriptions(NSString)	(Inherited from NSObject)
GetBindingValueClass(NSString)	(Inherited from NSObject)
GetDateFormatFromTemplate(String, nuint, NSLocale)
GetDictionaryOfValuesFromKeys(NSString[])	Retrieves the values of the specified keys. (Inherited from NSObject)
GetHashCode()	Generates a hash code for the current instance. (Inherited from NSObject)
GetMethodForSelector(Selector)	(Inherited from NSObject)
GetNativeField(String)	Obsolete. (Inherited from NSObject)
GetNativeHash()	(Inherited from NSObject)
GetObjectValue(NSObject, String, NSString)	(Inherited from NSFormatter)
Init()	(Inherited from NSObject)
InitializeHandle(IntPtr, String)	(Inherited from NSObject)
InitializeHandle(IntPtr)	(Inherited from NSObject)
Invoke(Action, Double)	(Inherited from NSObject)
Invoke(Action, TimeSpan)	(Inherited from NSObject)
InvokeOnMainThread(Action)	(Inherited from NSObject)
InvokeOnMainThread(Selector, NSObject)	Invokes synchrously the specified code on the main UI thread. (Inherited from NSObject)
IsEqual(NSObject)	(Inherited from NSObject)
IsKindOfClass(Class)	(Inherited from NSObject)
IsMemberOfClass(Class)	(Inherited from NSObject)
IsPartialStringValid(String, NSRange, String, NSRange, NSString)	Obsolete. (Inherited from NSFormatter)
IsPartialStringValid(String, NSRange, String, NSRange, String)	(Inherited from NSFormatter)
IsPartialStringValid(String, String, NSString)	(Inherited from NSFormatter)
MarkDirty()	Promotes a regular peer object (IsDirectBinding is true) into a toggleref object. (Inherited from NSObject)
MutableCopy()	Creates a mutable copy of the specified NSObject. (Inherited from NSObject)
ObjectDidEndEditing(NSObject)	(Inherited from NSObject)
ObserveValue(NSString, NSObject, NSDictionary, IntPtr)	Indicates that the value at the specified keyPath relative to this object has changed. (Inherited from NSObject)
Parse(String)	Attempts to convert a string into an NSDate.
PerformSelector(Selector, NSObject, Double, NSString[])	(Inherited from NSObject)
PerformSelector(Selector, NSObject, Double)	Invokes the selector on the current instance and if the obj is not null, it passes this as its single parameter. (Inherited from NSObject)
PerformSelector(Selector, NSObject, NSObject)	(Inherited from NSObject)
PerformSelector(Selector, NSObject)	(Inherited from NSObject)
PerformSelector(Selector, NSThread, NSObject, Boolean, NSString[])	(Inherited from NSObject)
PerformSelector(Selector, NSThread, NSObject, Boolean)	(Inherited from NSObject)
PerformSelector(Selector)	(Inherited from NSObject)
PrepareForInterfaceBuilder()	(Inherited from NSObject)
RemoveObserver(NSObject, NSString, IntPtr)	Stops the specified observer from receiving further notifications of changed values for the specified keyPath and context. (Inherited from NSObject)
RemoveObserver(NSObject, NSString)	Stops the specified observer from receiving further notifications of changed values for the specified keyPath. (Inherited from NSObject)
RemoveObserver(NSObject, String, IntPtr)	Stops the specified observer from receiving further notifications of changed values for the specified keyPath and context. (Inherited from NSObject)
RemoveObserver(NSObject, String)	Stops the specified observer from receiving further notifications of changed values for the specified keyPath. (Inherited from NSObject)
RespondsToSelector(Selector)	Whether this object recognizes the specified selector. (Inherited from NSObject)
SetLocalizedDateFormatFromTemplate(String)
SetNativeField(String, NSObject)	Obsolete. (Inherited from NSObject)
SetNilValueForKey(NSString)	Sets the value of the specified key to null. (Inherited from NSObject)
SetValueForKey(NSObject, NSString)	Sets the value of the property specified by the key to the specified value. (Inherited from NSObject)
SetValueForKeyPath(IntPtr, NSString)	A constructor used when creating managed representations of unmanaged objects; Called by the runtime. (Inherited from NSObject)
SetValueForKeyPath(NSObject, NSString)	Sets the value of a property that can be reached using a keypath. (Inherited from NSObject)
SetValueForUndefinedKey(NSObject, NSString)	Indicates an attempt to write a value to an undefined key. If not overridden, raises an NSUndefinedKeyException. (Inherited from NSObject)
SetValuesForKeysWithDictionary(NSDictionary)	Sets the values of this NSObject to those in the specified dictionary. (Inherited from NSObject)
StringFor(NSObject)	(Inherited from NSFormatter)
ToLocalizedString(NSDate, NSDateFormatterStyle, NSDateFormatterStyle)	Static method to create a localized string, using the specified date, dateStyle, and timeStyle.
ToString()	Returns a string representation of the value of the current instance. (Inherited from NSObject)
ToString(NSDate)	Returns a string representation of the value of the current instance.
Unbind(NSString)	(Inherited from NSObject)
Unbind(String)	(Inherited from NSObject)
ValueForKey(NSString)	Returns the value of the property associated with the specified key. (Inherited from NSObject)
ValueForKeyPath(NSString)	Returns the value of a property that can be reached using a keypath. (Inherited from NSObject)
ValueForUndefinedKey(NSString)	Indicates an attempt to read a value of an undefined key. If not overridden, raises an NSUndefinedKeyException. (Inherited from NSObject)
WillChange(NSKeyValueChange, NSIndexSet, NSString)	Indicates that the values of the specified indices in the specified key are about to change. (Inherited from NSObject)
WillChange(NSString, NSKeyValueSetMutationKind, NSSet)	(Inherited from NSObject)
WillChangeValue(String)	Indicates that the value of the specified key is about to change. (Inherited from NSObject)

Extension Methods

GetDebugDescription(INSObjectProtocol)
GetAccessibilityCustomRotors(NSObject)	Gets the array of UIAccessibilityCustomRotor objects appropriate for this object.
SetAccessibilityCustomRotors(NSObject, UIAccessibilityCustomRotor[])	Sets the array of UIAccessibilityCustomRotor objects appropriate for this object.

See also

• RecipesAndPrinting
• Apple documentation for NSDateFormatter