DateTimeFormatInfo.GetFormat Method

Definition

Returns an object of the specified type that provides a date and time formatting service.

public object GetFormat (Type formatType);
Parameters
formatType
Type

The type of the required formatting service.

Returns

The current object, if formatType is the same as the type of the current DateTimeFormatInfo; otherwise, null.

Remarks

The Format(String, IFormatProvider) method supported by the base data types invoke this method when the current DateTimeFormatInfo object is passed as the IFormatProvider parameter. This method implements IFormatProvider.GetFormat.