DateTimeFormatInfo object

The DateTimeFormatInfo object is used by the ASP NET AJAX Calendar control for formatting date and time values so that they reflect the current culture. It is accessible through the DateTimeFormatInfo property of the RadCalendar Client-side Object.

The DateTimeFormatInfo class is defined in the System.Globalization namespace.

The following table lists the methods of the DateTimeFormatInfo object:

Name	Parameters	Return Type	Description
FormatDate	Array (triplet), string	string	Formats a date, using the specified date and format string (see sample below).
LeadZero	integer	string	Formats the integer, adding a leading zero if necessary so that the integer is a minimum of two digits.

<script type="text/javascript">
    function OnDateSelected(sender, e) {
        var calendarDay = e.get_renderDay();
        if (calendarDay.IsSelected) {
            var selectedDate = calendarDay.get_date();
            var calendar = $find("<%= RadCalendar1.ClientID %>");
            var shortDatePattern = calendar.DateTimeFormatInfo.ShortDatePattern;
            var formattedDate = calendar.DateTimeFormatInfo.FormatDate(selectedDate, shortDatePattern);
            alert(formattedDate);
        }
    }
</script>   

The following table lists the properties of the DateTimeFormatInfo object:

Property	type	Description
AbbreviatedDayNames	Array	Lists the 3-letter abbreviations for the names of the days of the week, starting with the abbreviation for Sunday at element 0.
DayNames	Array	Lists the names of the days of the week, starting with the name for Sunday at element 0.
AbbreviatedMonthNames	Array	Lists the 3-letter abbreviations for the names of the months, starting with the abbreviation for January at element 0.
MonthNames	Array	Lists the names of the months, starting with the name for January at element 0.
AMDesignator	String	The string for the AM designator.
PMDesignator	String	The string for the PM designator.
DateSeparator	Character	The separator character that appears between parts of a date.
TimeSeparator	Character	The separator character that appears between parts of a time value.
FirstDayOfWeek	integer	The index of the first day of the week, where 0 indicates Sunday.
FullDateTimePattern	String	The format string for the full date time pattern.
LongDatePattern	String	The format string for the long date pattern.
LongTimePattern	String	The format string for the long time pattern.
MonthDayPattern	String	The format string for the month day pattern.
ShortDatePattern	String	The format string for the short date pattern.
ShortTimePattern	String	The format string for the short time pattern.
YearMonthPattern	String	The format string for the year month pattern.
SortableDateTimePattern	String	The format string for the sortable date time pattern.
UniversalSortableDateTimePattern	String	The format string for the universal sortable date time pattern.
RFC1123Pattern	String	The format string for the RFC 1123 pattern.
Calendar	Object	A helper object for performing calculations about date and time values.
CalendarWeekRule	integer	Used by the Calendar object to determine which week is the first week of the year.

See Also

• Date Format Patterns