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11/18/2011

TimeZoneInfo.StandardName Property

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Gets the localized display name for the time zone's standard time.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property StandardName As String

public string StandardName { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.String
The localized display name of the time zone's standard time.

Remarks

Version Notes

XNA Framework

When this property is used in the XNA Framework, it throws a NotSupportedException exception.

Examples

The following example defines a method named DisplayDateWithTimeZoneName that uses the IsDaylightSavingTime(DateTime) method to determine whether to display a time zone's standard time name or daylight saving time name.

Private Sub DisplayDateWithTimeZoneName(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock, ByVal date1 As Date, ByVal timeZone As TimeZoneInfo)
   outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The time is {0:t} on {0:d} {1}", _
                     date1, _
                     IIf(timeZone.IsDaylightSavingTime(date1), _
                         timeZone.DaylightName, timeZone.StandardName)) + vbCrLf
End Sub

private void DisplayDateWithTimeZoneName(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock, 
                                         DateTime date1, TimeZoneInfo timeZone)
{
   outputBlock.Text += String.Format("The time is {0:t} on {0:d} {1}",
                     date1,
                     timeZone.IsDaylightSavingTime(date1) ?
                         timeZone.DaylightName : timeZone.StandardName) + "\n";
}

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

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.

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