System.Globalization Namespace   DateTimeFormatInfo Class

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Returns the string containing the name of the specified era.

[ VB ]
public Function GetEraName ( _
   ByVal era As Integer _
) As String

[ C# ]
public string GetEraName ( 
   int era
);

[ C++ ]
public: String* GetEraName ( 
   int era
);

[ JScript ]
function GetEraName ( 
   era : int
) : String;

era

The integer representing the era.

A string containing the name of the era.

Exception Type	Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	era does not represent a valid era in the calendar specified in the Calendar property.

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.

DateTimeFormatInfo Members   GetEra

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