<asp:label id='Label2' runat='server'>Select a culture: </asp:label>
<asp:dropdownlist id='ddlCulture' runat='server' autopostback='True'></asp:dropdownlist>
<P></P>
<asp:label id='Label3' runat='server'>DateTime in Selected Culture</asp:label>
<asp:textbox id='TextBox1' runat='server'></asp:textbox>
<p>
<asp:label id='Label1' runat='server'></asp:label>
VB.NET
Private Sub Page_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
’Put user code to initialize the page here
If Not Page.IsPostBack Then
Dim cInfo As CultureInfo
For Each cInfo In CultureInfo.GetCultures(CultureTypes.SpecificCultures)
ddlCulture.Items.Add(cInfo.Name)
Next
End If
End Sub
Private Sub ddlCulture_SelectedIndexChanged(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles ddlCulture.SelectedIndexChanged
’ Get a CultureInfo object based on culture selection in dropdownlist
Dim cInfo As CultureInfo = New CultureInfo(ddlCulture.SelectedItem.Text)
’ Get a CultureInfo object based on Invariant culture
Dim cInfoNeutral As CultureInfo = New CultureInfo('')
’ Display the datetime based on the formatting of the selected culture
TextBox1.Text = Convert.ToString(Now, cInfo.DateTimeFormat)
’ Create a DateTime variable to hold the Invariant time
Dim dt As DateTime
dt = Convert.ToDateTime(TextBox1.Text, cInfo.DateTimeFormat)
’Convert the datetime into a string for use in the SQL statement
Label1.Text = '... WHERE ([Date] < ’' & _
Convert.ToString(dt, cInfoNeutral.DateTimeFormat) & '’)'
End Sub
C#
private void Page_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
// Put user code to initialize the page here
if (!Page.IsPostBack )
{
foreach(CultureInfo cInfo in CultureInfo.GetCultures(CultureTypes.SpecificCultures))
{
ddlCulture.Items.Add(cInfo.Name);
}
}
}
private void ddlCulture_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
// Get a CultureInfo object based on culture selection in dropdownlist
CultureInfo cInfo = new CultureInfo(ddlCulture.SelectedItem.Text);
// Get a CultureInfo object based on Invariant culture
CultureInfo cInfoNeutral = new CultureInfo('');
// Display the datetime based on the formatting of the selected culture
TextBox1.Text = Convert.ToString(DateTime.Now , cInfo.DateTimeFormat);
// Create a DateTime variable to hold the Invariant time
DateTime dt ;
dt = Convert.ToDateTime(TextBox1.Text, cInfo.DateTimeFormat);
//Convert the datetime into a string for use in the SQL statement
Label1.Text = '... WHERE ([Date] < ’' + Convert.ToString(dt, cInfoNeutral.DateTimeFormat) + '’)';
}
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