HijriCalendar.GetDayOfWeek Method
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Returns the day of the week in the specified DateTime.
Namespace: System.Globalization
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Overrides Function GetDayOfWeek ( _
time As DateTime _
) As DayOfWeek
public override DayOfWeek GetDayOfWeek(
DateTime time
)
Parameters
- time
Type: System.DateTime
The DateTime to read.
Return Value
Type: System.DayOfWeek
A DayOfWeek value that represents the day of the week in the specified DateTime.
Remarks
The DayOfWeek values are as follows:
DayOfWeek value |
which indicates |
|---|---|
Sunday |
الاحد (Al-Ahad) |
Monday |
الاثنين (Al-Ithnayn) |
Tuesday |
الثلاثاء (At-Thulaathaa') |
Wednesday |
الاربعاء (Al-Arbi'aa') |
Thursday |
الخميس (Al-Khamiis) |
Friday |
الجمعة (Al-Jumu'ah) |
Saturday |
السبت (As-Sabt) |
Examples
The following code example displays the values of several components of a DateTime in terms of the Hijri calendar.
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 HijriCalendar.
Dim myCal As New HijriCalendar()
' Displays the values of the DateTime.
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("April 3, 2002 of the Gregorian calendar equals the following in the Hijri 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 example produces the following output.
' April 3, 2002 of the Gregorian calendar equals the following in the Hijri calendar:
' Era: 1
' Year: 1423
' Month: 1
' DayOfYear: 21
' DayOfMonth: 21
' DayOfWeek: Wednesday
'
' After adding two years and ten months:
' Era: 1
' Year: 1425
' Month: 11
' DayOfYear: 316
' DayOfMonth: 21
' DayOfWeek: Saturday
using System;
using System.Globalization;
public class Example
{
public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
{
// Sets a DateTime to April 3, 2002 of the Gregorian calendar.
DateTime myDT = new DateTime(2002, 4, 3, new GregorianCalendar());
// Creates an instance of the HijriCalendar.
HijriCalendar myCal = new HijriCalendar();
// Displays the values of the DateTime.
outputBlock.Text += String.Format("April 3, 2002 of the Gregorian calendar equals the following in the Hijri calendar:") + "\n";
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:" + "\n";
DisplayValues(outputBlock, myCal, myDT);
}
public static void DisplayValues(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock, Calendar myCal, DateTime myDT)
{
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" Era: {0}", myCal.GetEra(myDT)) + "\n";
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" Year: {0}", myCal.GetYear(myDT)) + "\n";
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" Month: {0}", myCal.GetMonth(myDT)) + "\n";
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" DayOfYear: {0}", myCal.GetDayOfYear(myDT)) + "\n";
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" DayOfMonth: {0}", myCal.GetDayOfMonth(myDT)) + "\n";
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(" DayOfWeek: {0}", myCal.GetDayOfWeek(myDT)) + "\n";
outputBlock.Text += "\n";
}
}
/*
This code produces the following output.
April 3, 2002 of the Gregorian calendar equals the following in the Hijri calendar:
Era: 1
Year: 1423
Month: 1
DayOfYear: 21
DayOfMonth: 21
DayOfWeek: Wednesday
After adding two years and ten months:
Era: 1
Year: 1425
Month: 11
DayOfYear: 316
DayOfMonth: 21
DayOfWeek: Saturday
*/
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
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