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Class DurationPattern

Represents a pattern for parsing and formatting Duration values.
Since 1.2.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Inheritance
Object
DurationPattern
Implements
IPattern<Duration>
Inherited Members
Object.ToString()
Object.Equals(Object)
Object.Equals(Object, Object)
Object.ReferenceEquals(Object, Object)
Object.GetHashCode()
Object.GetType()
Object.MemberwiseClone()
Namespace: NodaTime.Text
Assembly: NodaTime.dll
Syntax
public sealed class DurationPattern : IPattern<Duration>

Properties

PatternText

Gets the pattern text for this pattern, as supplied on creation.
Since 1.2.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public string PatternText { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
String The pattern text for this pattern, as supplied on creation.

Roundtrip

Gets the general pattern for durations using the invariant culture, with a format string of "-D:hh:mm:ss.FFFFFFFFF". This pattern round-trips.
Since 1.4.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public static DurationPattern Roundtrip { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
DurationPattern The general pattern for durations using the invariant culture.

Methods

AppendFormat(Duration, StringBuilder)

Formats the given value as text according to the rules of this pattern, appending to the given System.Text.StringBuilder.
Since 2.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public StringBuilder AppendFormat(Duration value, StringBuilder builder)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Duration value The value to format.
StringBuilder builder The StringBuilder to append to.
Returns
Type Description
StringBuilder The builder passed in as builder.
Exceptions
Type Condition
ArgumentNullException builder is null.

Create(String, CultureInfo)

Creates a pattern for the given pattern text and culture.
Since 1.2.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public static DurationPattern 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
DurationPattern 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.
ArgumentNullException patternText or cultureInfo is null

CreateWithCurrentCulture(String)

Creates a pattern for the given pattern text in the current thread's current culture.
Since 1.2.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public static DurationPattern CreateWithCurrentCulture(string patternText)
Parameters
Type Name Description
String patternText Pattern text to create the pattern for
Returns
Type Description
DurationPattern 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.
ArgumentNullException patternText is null.

CreateWithInvariantCulture(String)

Creates a pattern for the given pattern text in the invariant culture.
Since 1.2.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public static DurationPattern CreateWithInvariantCulture(string patternText)
Parameters
Type Name Description
String patternText Pattern text to create the pattern for
Returns
Type Description
DurationPattern 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.
ArgumentNullException patternText is null.

Format(Duration)

Formats the given duration as text according to the rules of this pattern.
Since 1.2.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public string Format(Duration value)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Duration value The duration to format.
Returns
Type Description
String The duration formatted according to this pattern.

Parse(String)

Parses the given text value according to the rules of this pattern.
Since 1.2.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public ParseResult<Duration> Parse(string text)
Parameters
Type Name Description
String text The text value to parse.
Returns
Type Description
ParseResult<Duration> 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 1.2.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public DurationPattern WithCulture(CultureInfo cultureInfo)
Parameters
Type Name Description
CultureInfo cultureInfo The culture to use in the new pattern.
Returns
Type Description
DurationPattern A new pattern with the given culture.
Exceptions
Type Condition
ArgumentNullException cultureInfo is null.

Implements

IPattern<T>
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