Class LocalDatePattern
Represents a pattern for parsing and formatting LocalDate values.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net35-Client, PCL
Inheritance
Object
LocalDatePattern
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Namespace: NodaTime.Text
Assembly: NodaTime.dll
Syntax
public sealed class LocalDatePattern : IPattern<LocalDate>Properties
Iso
Returns an invariant local date pattern which is ISO-8601 compatible.
This corresponds to the text pattern "yyyy'-'MM'-'dd".
Since 1.4.x
Availability net35-Client, PCL
Declaration
public static LocalDatePattern Iso { get; }Property Value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| LocalDatePattern |
IsoPattern
Returns an invariant local date pattern which is ISO-8601 compatible.
This corresponds to the text pattern "yyyy'-'MM'-'dd".
Since 1.0.x
Availability net35-Client, PCL
Declaration
[Obsolete("Use Iso for compatibility with 2.0")]
public static LocalDatePattern IsoPattern { get; }Property Value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| LocalDatePattern |
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 |
TemplateValue
Returns the value used as a template for parsing: any field values unspecified
in the pattern are taken from the template.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net35-Client, PCL
Declaration
public LocalDate TemplateValue { get; }Property Value
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| LocalDate |
Methods
Create(String, CultureInfo)
Creates a pattern for the given pattern text and culture, with a template value of 2000-01-01.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net35-Client, PCL
Declaration
public static LocalDatePattern 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 |
|---|---|
| LocalDatePattern | A pattern for parsing and formatting local dates. |
Remarks
See the user guide for the available pattern text options.
Exceptions
| Type | Condition |
|---|---|
| InvalidPatternException | The pattern text was invalid. |
Create(String, CultureInfo, LocalDate)
Creates a pattern for the given pattern text, culture, and template value.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net35-Client, PCL
Declaration
public static LocalDatePattern Create(string patternText, CultureInfo cultureInfo, LocalDate templateValue)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| String | patternText | Pattern text to create the pattern for |
| CultureInfo | cultureInfo | The culture to use in the pattern |
| LocalDate | templateValue | Template value to use for unspecified fields |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| LocalDatePattern | A pattern for parsing and formatting local dates. |
Remarks
See the user guide for the available pattern text options.
Exceptions
| Type | Condition |
|---|---|
| InvalidPatternException | The pattern text was invalid. |
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 LocalDatePattern CreateWithCurrentCulture(string patternText)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| String | patternText | Pattern text to create the pattern for |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| LocalDatePattern | A pattern for parsing and formatting local dates. |
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.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net35-Client, PCL
Declaration
public static LocalDatePattern CreateWithInvariantCulture(string patternText)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| String | patternText | Pattern text to create the pattern for |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| LocalDatePattern | A pattern for parsing and formatting local dates. |
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. |
Format(LocalDate)
Formats the given local date as text according to the rules of this pattern.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net35-Client, PCL
Declaration
public string Format(LocalDate value)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| LocalDate | value | The local date to format. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| String | The local date 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<LocalDate> Parse(string text)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| String | text | The text value to parse. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| ParseResult<LocalDate> | 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 LocalDatePattern WithCulture(CultureInfo cultureInfo)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CultureInfo | cultureInfo | The culture to use in the new pattern. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| LocalDatePattern | A new pattern with the given culture. |
WithTemplateValue(LocalDate)
Creates a pattern like this one, but with the specified template value.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net35-Client, PCL
Declaration
public LocalDatePattern WithTemplateValue(LocalDate newTemplateValue)Parameters
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| LocalDate | newTemplateValue | The template value for the new pattern, used to fill in unspecified fields. |
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| LocalDatePattern | A new pattern with the given template value. |