Class OffsetPattern

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

Fields

GeneralInvariantPattern

The "general" offset pattern (e.g. +HH, +HH:mm, +HH:mm:ss, +HH:mm:ss.fff) for the invariant culture.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net35-Client, PCL
Declaration
[Obsolete("Use GeneralInvariant for compatibility with 2.0")]
public static readonly OffsetPattern GeneralInvariantPattern
Field Value
Type Description
OffsetPattern

GeneralInvariantPatternWithZ

The "general" offset pattern (e.g. +HH, +HH:mm, +HH:mm:ss, +HH:mm:ss.fff) for the invariant culture, but producing (and allowing) Z as a value for a zero offset.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net35-Client, PCL
Declaration
[Obsolete("Use GeneralInvariantWithZ for compatibility with 2.0")]
public static readonly OffsetPattern GeneralInvariantPatternWithZ
Field Value
Type Description
OffsetPattern

Properties

GeneralInvariant

The "general" offset pattern (e.g. +HH, +HH:mm, +HH:mm:ss, +HH:mm:ss.fff) for the invariant culture.
Since 1.4.x
Availability net35-Client, PCL
Declaration
public static OffsetPattern GeneralInvariant { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
OffsetPattern

GeneralInvariantWithZ

The "general" offset pattern (e.g. +HH, +HH:mm, +HH:mm:ss, +HH:mm:ss.fff) for the invariant culture, but producing (and allowing) Z as a value for a zero offset.
Since 1.4.x
Availability net35-Client, PCL
Declaration
public static OffsetPattern GeneralInvariantWithZ { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
OffsetPattern

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 OffsetPattern 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
OffsetPattern A pattern for parsing and formatting offsets.
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 OffsetPattern CreateWithCurrentCulture(string patternText)
Parameters
Type Name Description
String patternText Pattern text to create the pattern for
Returns
Type Description
OffsetPattern A pattern for parsing and formatting offsets.
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 OffsetPattern CreateWithInvariantCulture(string patternText)
Parameters
Type Name Description
String patternText Pattern text to create the pattern for
Returns
Type Description
OffsetPattern A pattern for parsing and formatting offsets.
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(Offset)

Formats the given offset as text according to the rules of this pattern.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net35-Client, PCL
Declaration
public string Format(Offset value)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Offset value The offset to format.
Returns
Type Description
String The offset 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<Offset> Parse(string text)
Parameters
Type Name Description
String text The text value to parse.
Returns
Type Description
ParseResult<Offset> 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 OffsetPattern WithCulture(CultureInfo cultureInfo)
Parameters
Type Name Description
CultureInfo cultureInfo The culture to use in the new pattern.
Returns
Type Description
OffsetPattern A new pattern with the given culture.

Implements