UmAlQuraCalendar.MinSupportedDateTime Property

Definition

Gets the earliest date and time supported by this calendar.

public:
 virtual property DateTime MinSupportedDateTime { DateTime get(); };
public override DateTime MinSupportedDateTime { get; }
member this.MinSupportedDateTime : DateTime
Public Overrides ReadOnly Property MinSupportedDateTime As DateTime

Property Value

The earliest date and time supported by the UmAlQuraCalendar class, which is equivalent to the first moment of April 30, 1900 C.E. in the Gregorian calendar.

Examples

The following example displays the date ranges supported by the UmAlQuraCalendar class in both the Gregorian and Um Al Qura calendars.

using System;
using System.Globalization;

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      Calendar cal = new UmAlQuraCalendar();
      DateTime minDate = cal.MinSupportedDateTime;
      DateTime maxDate = cal.MaxSupportedDateTime;

      Console.WriteLine("Range of the Um Al Qura calendar:");
      // Is UmAlQuraCalendar the current calendar?
      if (DateTimeFormatInfo.CurrentInfo.Calendar.ToString().Contains("UmAlQura")) {
         Calendar greg = new GregorianCalendar();
         Console.WriteLine("   Minimum: {0:d2}/{1:d2}/{2:d4} {3:HH:mm:ss} Gregorian, {3:MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss} Um Al Qura",
                           greg.GetMonth(minDate), greg.GetDayOfMonth(minDate),
                           greg.GetYear(minDate), minDate);
         Console.WriteLine("   Maximum: {0:d2}/{1:d2}/{2:d4} {3:HH:mm:ss} Gregorian, {3:MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss} Um Al Qura",
                           greg.GetMonth(maxDate), greg.GetDayOfMonth(maxDate),
                           greg.GetYear(maxDate), maxDate);
      }
      // Is Gregorian the current calendar?
      else if (DateTimeFormatInfo.CurrentInfo.Calendar.ToString().Contains("Gregorian")) {
         Console.WriteLine("   Minimum: {0:d} {0:HH:mm:ss} Gregorian, {1:d2}/{2:d2}/{3:d4} {0:HH:mm:ss} Um Al Qura",
                           minDate, cal.GetMonth(minDate), cal.GetDayOfMonth(minDate),
                           cal.GetYear(minDate));
         Console.WriteLine("   Maximum: {0:d} {0:HH:mm:ss} Gregorian, {1:d2}/{2:d2}/{3:d4} {0:HH:mm:ss} Um Al Qura",
                           maxDate, cal.GetMonth(maxDate), cal.GetDayOfMonth(maxDate),
                           cal.GetYear(maxDate));
      }
      // Display ranges if some other calendar is current.
      else {
         GregorianCalendar greg = new GregorianCalendar();
         Console.WriteLine("   Minimum: {1:d2}/{2:d2}/{3:d4} {0:HH:mm:ss} " +
                           "Gregorian, {4:d2}/{5:d2}/{6:d4} {0:HH:mm:ss} Um Al Qura",
                           minDate, greg.GetMonth(minDate), greg.GetDayOfMonth(minDate),
                           greg.GetYear(minDate), cal.GetMonth(minDate), cal.GetDayOfMonth(minDate),
                           cal.GetYear(minDate));
         Console.WriteLine("   Maximum: {1:d2}/{2:d2}/{3:d4} {0:HH:mm:ss} " +
                           "Gregorian, {4:d2}/{5:d2}/{6:d4} {0:HH:mm:ss} Um Al Qura",
                           maxDate, greg.GetMonth(maxDate), greg.GetDayOfMonth(maxDate),
                           greg.GetYear(maxDate), cal.GetMonth(maxDate), cal.GetDayOfMonth(maxDate),
                           cal.GetYear(maxDate));
      }
   }
}
// The example displays output similar to the following:
//    Range of the Um Al Qura calendar:
//       Minimum: 4/30/1900 00:00:00 Gregorian, 01/01/1318 00:00:00 Um Al Qura
//       Maximum: 5/13/2029 23:59:59 Gregorian, 12/29/1450 23:59:59 Um Al Qura
Imports System.Globalization

Module Example
   Public Sub Main()
      Dim cal As New UmAlQuraCalendar()
      Dim minDate As Date = cal.MinSupportedDateTime
      Dim maxDate As Date = cal.MaxSupportedDateTime
      
      Console.WriteLine("Range of the Um Al Qura calendar:")
      ' Is UmAlQuraCalendar the current calendar?
      If DateTimeFormatInfo.CurrentInfo.Calendar.ToString().Contains("UmAlQura") Then
         Dim greg As New GregorianCalendar()
         Console.WriteLine("   Minimum: {0:d2}/{1:d2}/{2:d4} {3:HH:mm:ss} Gregorian, {3:MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss} Um Al Qura",
                           greg.GetMonth(minDate), greg.GetDayOfMonth(minDate),
                           greg.GetYear(minDate), minDate)
         Console.WriteLine("   Maximum: {0:d2}/{1:d2}/{2:d4} {3:HH:mm:ss} Gregorian, {3:MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss} Um Al Qura",
                           greg.GetMonth(maxDate), greg.GetDayOfMonth(maxDate),
                           greg.GetYear(maxDate), maxDate)
      ' Is Gregorian the current calendar?
      ElseIf DateTimeFormatInfo.CurrentInfo.Calendar.ToString().Contains("Gregorian") Then         
         Console.WriteLine("   Minimum: {0:d} {0:HH:mm:ss} Gregorian, {1:d2}/{2:d2}/{3:d4} {0:HH:mm:ss} Um Al Qura",
                           minDate, cal.GetMonth(minDate), cal.GetDayOfMonth(minDate),
                           cal.GetYear(minDate))
         Console.WriteLine("   Maximum: {0:d} {0:HH:mm:ss} Gregorian, {1:d2}/{2:d2}/{3:d4} {0:HH:mm:ss} Um Al Qura",
                           maxDate, cal.GetMonth(maxDate), cal.GetDayOfMonth(maxDate),
                           cal.GetYear(maxDate))
      ' Display ranges if some other calendar is current.
      Else
         Dim greg As New GregorianCalendar()          
         Console.WriteLine("   Minimum: {1:d2}/{2:d2}/{3:d4} {0:HH:mm:ss} " + 
                           "Gregorian, {4:d2}/{5:d2}/{6:d4} {0:HH:mm:ss} Um Al Qura",
                           minDate, greg.GetMonth(minDate), greg.GetDayOfMonth(minDate), 
                           greg.GetYear(minDate), cal.GetMonth(minDate), cal.GetDayOfMonth(minDate),
                           cal.GetYear(minDate))
         Console.WriteLine("   Maximum: {1:d2}/{2:d2}/{3:d4} {0:HH:mm:ss} " + 
                           "Gregorian, {4:d2}/{5:d2}/{6:d4} {0:HH:mm:ss} Um Al Qura",
                           maxDate, greg.GetMonth(maxDate), greg.GetDayOfMonth(maxDate), 
                           greg.GetYear(maxDate), cal.GetMonth(maxDate), cal.GetDayOfMonth(maxDate),
                           cal.GetYear(maxDate))
      End If
   End Sub
End Module
' The example displays output similar to the following:
'    Range of the Um Al Qura calendar:
'       Minimum: 4/30/1900 00:00:00 Gregorian, 01/01/1318 00:00:00 Um Al Qura
'       Maximum: 5/13/2029 23:59:59 Gregorian, 12/29/1450 23:59:59 Um Al Qura

Applies to