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DateTimeFormatInfo.SortableDateTimePattern Property

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Gets the custom date and time format string for a sortable date and time value, which is associated with the "s" standard format string.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property SortableDateTimePattern As String
public string SortableDateTimePattern { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.String
The custom format string for a sortable date and time value, which is associated with the "s" standard format string.

Remarks

The custom format string returned by the SortableDateTimePattern property does not vary across different cultures.

Examples

The following example displays the value of SortableDateTimePattern for a few cultures.

Imports System.Globalization

Public Class Example
   Public Shared Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
      ' Displays the values of the pattern properties.
      outputBlock.Text &= " CULTURE    PROPERTY VALUE" & vbCrLf
      PrintPattern(outputBlock, "en-US")
      PrintPattern(outputBlock, "ja-JP")
      PrintPattern(outputBlock, "fr-FR")
   End Sub

   Public Shared Sub PrintPattern(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock, ByVal myCulture As [String])
      Dim myDTFI As DateTimeFormatInfo = New CultureInfo(myCulture).DateTimeFormat
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("  {0}     {1}", myCulture, myDTFI.SortableDateTimePattern) & vbCrLf
   End Sub  
End Class 
' This example produces the following output.
'       CULTURE    PROPERTY VALUE
'        en-US     yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss
'        ja-JP     yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss
'        fr-FR     yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss
using System;
using System.Globalization;

public class Example
{
   public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
   {
      // Displays the values of the pattern properties.
      outputBlock.Text += " CULTURE    PROPERTY VALUE" + "\n";
      PrintPattern(outputBlock, "en-US");
      PrintPattern(outputBlock, "ja-JP");
      PrintPattern(outputBlock, "fr-FR");
   }

   public static void PrintPattern(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock, String myCulture)
   {
      DateTimeFormatInfo myDTFI = new CultureInfo(myCulture).DateTimeFormat;
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("  {0}     {1}", myCulture, myDTFI.SortableDateTimePattern) + "\n";
   }
}
/*
This example produces the following output.
       CULTURE    PROPERTY VALUE
        en-US     yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss
        ja-JP     yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss
        fr-FR     yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss
*/

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.