CultureInfo.OptionalCalendars Property

Definition

Namespace:

System.Globalization

Assembly:

System.Runtime.dll

Source:

CultureInfo.cs

Gets the list of calendars that can be used by the culture.

public:
 virtual property cli::array <System::Globalization::Calendar ^> ^ OptionalCalendars { cli::array <System::Globalization::Calendar ^> ^ get(); };

public virtual System.Globalization.Calendar[] OptionalCalendars { get; }

member this.OptionalCalendars : System.Globalization.Calendar[]

Public Overridable ReadOnly Property OptionalCalendars As Calendar()

Property Value

Calendar[]

An array of type Calendar that represents the calendars that can be used by the culture represented by the current CultureInfo.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to determine the GregorianCalendar versions supported by the culture.

using namespace System;
using namespace System::Globalization;
using namespace System::Collections;
int main()
{
   
   // Calendar* myOptCals[] = new CultureInfo(S"ar-SA") -> OptionalCalendars;
   CultureInfo^ MyCI = gcnew CultureInfo( "ar-SA" );
   array<Calendar^>^myOptCals = MyCI->OptionalCalendars;
   
   // Checks which ones are GregorianCalendar then determines the GregorianCalendar version.
   Console::WriteLine( "The ar-SA culture supports the following calendars:" );
   IEnumerator^ myEnum = myOptCals->GetEnumerator();
   while ( myEnum->MoveNext() )
   {
      Calendar^ cal = safe_cast<Calendar^>(myEnum->Current);
      if ( cal->GetType() == GregorianCalendar::typeid )
      {
         GregorianCalendar^ myGreCal = dynamic_cast<GregorianCalendar^>(cal);
         GregorianCalendarTypes calType = myGreCal->CalendarType;
         Console::WriteLine( " {0} ( {1})", cal, calType );
      }
      else
            Console::WriteLine( " {0}", cal );
   }
}

/*
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 SamplesCultureInfo  {

   public static void Main()  {

      // 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.
      Console.WriteLine( "The ar-SA culture supports the following calendars:" );
      foreach ( Calendar cal in myOptCals )  {
         if ( cal.GetType() == typeof( GregorianCalendar ) )  {
            GregorianCalendar myGreCal = (GregorianCalendar) cal;
            GregorianCalendarTypes calType = myGreCal.CalendarType;
            Console.WriteLine( "   {0} ({1})", cal, calType );
         }
         else  {
            Console.WriteLine( "   {0}", cal );
         }
      }
   }
}

/*
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)

*/

Imports System.Globalization

Public Class SamplesCultureInfo

   Public Shared Sub Main()

      ' 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.
      Console.WriteLine("The ar-SA culture supports the following calendars:")
      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
            Console.WriteLine("   {0} ({1})", cal, calType)
         Else
            Console.WriteLine("   {0}", cal)
         End If
      Next cal

   End Sub

End Class


'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)

Remarks

Your application changes the calendar used by the current CultureInfo by setting the Calendar property of DateTimeFormat, which is an instance of the DateTimeFormatInfo class. The new calendar must be one of the calendars listed in OptionalCalendars. DateTimeFormat also includes other properties that customize the date and time formatting associated with that Calendar.

See also

• Calendar
• DateTimeFormat
• DateTimeFormatInfo