localizationdates.cs

Professional C# 2nd Edition

using System;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Threading;

namespace Wrox.ProCSharp.Assemblies.LocalizationDates
{
   class Class1
   {
      [STAThread]
      static void Main(string[] args)
      {
                  DateTime d = new DateTime(2002, 2, 13);
         // current culture
         System.Console.WriteLine(d.ToLongDateString());
         // use IFormatProvider
         System.Console.WriteLine(d.ToString("D", new CultureInfo("fr-fr")));
         // use culture of thread
         CultureInfo ci = Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture;
         Console.WriteLine(ci.ToString() + ": " + d.ToString("D"));
         ci = new CultureInfo("de-de");
         Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = ci;
         Console.WriteLine(ci.ToString() + ": " + d.ToString("D"));
      }

   }
}