SPRegionalSettings.AlternateCalendarType Property
Gets or sets an alternate calendar type that is used on the server.
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Available in Sandboxed Solutions: Yes
Available in SharePoint Online
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Property AlternateCalendarType As Short
Get
Set
'Usage
Dim instance As SPRegionalSettings
Dim value As Short
value = instance.AlternateCalendarType
instance.AlternateCalendarType = value
public short AlternateCalendarType { get; set; }
Property Value
Type: System.Int16
A 16-bit integer that specifies the type of alternate calendar.
Remarks
The AlternateCalendarType property accepts the following integer values:
0 — None
1 — Gregorian
3 — Japanese Emperor Era
5 — Korean Tangun Era
6 — Hijri
7 — Buddhist
8 — Hebrew Lunar
9 — Gregorian Middle East French Calendar
10 — Gregorian Arabic Calendar
11 — Gregorian Transliterated English Calendar
12 — Gregorian Transliterated French Calendar
16 — Saka Era
If set to any other value, the Gregorian calendar is used.
Examples
The following code example sets the alternate calendar for a Web site to Buddhist.
Dim siteCollection As New SPSite("https://localhost")
Try
Dim rootWebSite As SPWeb = siteCollection.RootWeb
Dim regionalsettings As SPRegionalSettings = rootWebSite.RegionalSettings
regionalsettings.AlternateCalendarType = 7
rootWebSite.Update()
rootWebSite.Dispose()
Finally
siteCollection.Dispose()
End Try
using (SPSite oSiteCollection = new SPSite("https://localhost"))
{
using (SPWeb oWebsiteRoot = oSiteCollection.RootWeb)
{
SPRegionalSettings oRegionalSettings = oWebsiteRoot.RegionalSettings;
oRegionalSettings.AlternateCalendarType = 7;
oWebsiteRoot.Update();
}
}
Note
Certain objects implement the IDisposable interface, and you must avoid retaining these objects in memory after they are no longer needed. For information about good coding practices, see Disposing Objects.