DateTimeFormatInfo.GetEraName Method

Definition

Returns the string containing the name of the specified era.

public string GetEraName (int era);
Parameters
era
Int32

The integer representing the era.

Returns

A string containing the name of the era.

Exceptions

era does not represent a valid era in the calendar specified in the Calendar property.

Remarks

The era name is the name a calendar uses to refer to a period of time reckoned from a fixed point or event. For example, "A.D." or "C.E." is the current era in the Gregorian calendar.

The valid values for era are listed in the Eras property of the appropriate class derived from Calendar. For example: JapaneseCalendar.Eras displays a list of eras that are supported by this implementation.