Class InstantPattern

Represents a pattern for parsing and formatting Instant values.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net35-Client, PCL
Inheritance
Object
InstantPattern
Implements
Inherited Members
Namespace: NodaTime.Text
Assembly: NodaTime.dll
Syntax
public sealed class InstantPattern : IPattern<Instant>

Properties

ExtendedIsoPattern

Returns an invariant instant pattern which is ISO-8601 compatible, providing up to 7 decimal places of sub-second accuracy. (These digits are omitted when unnecessary.) This corresponds to the text pattern "yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss;FFFFFFF'Z'".
Since 1.0.x
Availability net35-Client, PCL
Declaration
public static InstantPattern ExtendedIsoPattern { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
InstantPattern

GeneralPattern

Returns the general pattern, which always uses an invariant culture. The general pattern represents an instant as a UTC date/time in ISO-8601 style "yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss'Z'".
Since 1.0.x
Availability net35-Client, PCL
Declaration
public static InstantPattern GeneralPattern { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
InstantPattern

PatternText

Returns the pattern text for this pattern, as supplied on creation.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net35-Client, PCL
Declaration
public string PatternText { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
String

Methods

Create(String, CultureInfo)

Creates a pattern for the given pattern text and culture.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net35-Client, PCL
Declaration
public static InstantPattern Create(string patternText, CultureInfo cultureInfo)
Parameters
Type Name Description
String patternText Pattern text to create the pattern for
CultureInfo cultureInfo The culture to use in the pattern
Returns
Type Description
InstantPattern A pattern for parsing and formatting instants.
Remarks
See the user guide for the available pattern text options.
Exceptions
Type Condition
InvalidPatternException The pattern text was invalid.

CreateNumericPattern(CultureInfo, Boolean)

Creates a "numeric" pattern for the given culture. The numeric format gives the number of ticks in decimal format, with or without thousands separators.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net35-Client, PCL
Declaration
public static InstantPattern CreateNumericPattern(CultureInfo cultureInfo, bool includeThousandsSeparators)
Parameters
Type Name Description
CultureInfo cultureInfo The culture to use in the pattern
Boolean includeThousandsSeparators True to include thousands separators when parsing or formatting; false to omit them.
Returns
Type Description
InstantPattern A numeric pattern for the configuration

CreateWithCurrentCulture(String)

Creates a pattern for the given pattern text in the current thread's current culture.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net35-Client, PCL
Declaration
public static InstantPattern CreateWithCurrentCulture(string patternText)
Parameters
Type Name Description
String patternText Pattern text to create the pattern for
Returns
Type Description
InstantPattern A pattern for parsing and formatting instants.
Remarks
See the user guide for the available pattern text options. Note that the current culture is captured at the time this method is called - it is not captured at the point of parsing or formatting values.
Exceptions
Type Condition
InvalidPatternException The pattern text was invalid.

CreateWithInvariantCulture(String)

Creates a pattern for the given pattern text in the invariant culture, using the default min/max labels.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net35-Client, PCL
Declaration
public static InstantPattern CreateWithInvariantCulture(string patternText)
Parameters
Type Name Description
String patternText Pattern text to create the pattern for
Returns
Type Description
InstantPattern A pattern for parsing and formatting instants.
Remarks
See the user guide for the available pattern text options.
Exceptions
Type Condition
InvalidPatternException The pattern text was invalid.

Format(Instant)

Formats the given instant as text according to the rules of this pattern.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net35-Client, PCL
Declaration
public string Format(Instant value)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Instant value The instant to format.
Returns
Type Description
String The instant formatted according to this pattern.

Parse(String)

Parses the given text value according to the rules of this pattern.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net35-Client, PCL
Declaration
public ParseResult<Instant> Parse(string text)
Parameters
Type Name Description
String text The text value to parse.
Returns
Type Description
ParseResult<Instant> The result of parsing, which may be successful or unsuccessful.
Remarks
This method never throws an exception (barring a bug in Noda Time itself). Even errors such as the argument being null are wrapped in a parse result.

WithCulture(CultureInfo)

Creates a pattern for the same original pattern text as this pattern, but with the specified culture.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net35-Client, PCL
Declaration
public InstantPattern WithCulture(CultureInfo cultureInfo)
Parameters
Type Name Description
CultureInfo cultureInfo The culture to use in the new pattern.
Returns
Type Description
InstantPattern A new pattern with the given culture.

WithMinMaxLabels(String, String)

Creates a new pattern for the same original pattern text and culture as this pattern, but with the given min/max labels.
Since 1.2.x
Availability net35-Client, PCL
Declaration
public InstantPattern WithMinMaxLabels(string minLabel, string maxLabel)
Parameters
Type Name Description
String minLabel Text to use for MinValue. Must be non-empty, and not the same as maxLabel.
String maxLabel Text to use for MaxValue. Must be non-empty, and not the same as minLabel
Returns
Type Description
InstantPattern A new pattern with the given min/max labels.
Exceptions
Type Condition
ArgumentException

Implements