/// <summary>
/// Gets an array of either the names of the months or days of the week according to the client's user preferences and calendar.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="options"></param>
public static string getDateNames(string options)
{
var globalOptions = ReadOptions(options);
int type = 0; //default wide
int item = 0; //default months
if (globalOptions.AdditionalOptions != null)
{
if (globalOptions.AdditionalOptions.Type != null)
{
string t = globalOptions.AdditionalOptions.Type;
if (t.Equals(GlobalizationOptions.Narrow))
{
type++;
}
}
if (globalOptions.AdditionalOptions.Item != null)
{
string t = globalOptions.AdditionalOptions.Item;
if (t.Equals(GlobalizationOptions.Days))
{
item += 10;
}
}
}
//determine return value
int method = item + type;
string[] namesArray;
CultureInfo currentCulture = CultureInfo.CurrentCulture;
if (method == 1) //months and narrow
{
namesArray = currentCulture.DateTimeFormat.AbbreviatedMonthNames;
}
else if (method == 10) //days and wide
{
namesArray = currentCulture.DateTimeFormat.DayNames;
}
else if (method == 11) //days and narrow
{
namesArray = currentCulture.DateTimeFormat.AbbreviatedDayNames;
}
else //default: months and wide
{
namesArray = currentCulture.DateTimeFormat.MonthNames;
}
return(WrapIntoJSON(namesArray));
}
/// <summary>
/// Gets a pattern string for formatting and parsing numbers according to the client's user preferences.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="options"></param>
public static NumberPattern getNumberPattern(string options)
{
var globalOptions = ReadOptions(options);
CultureInfo cultureInfo = CultureInfo.CurrentCulture;
NumberFormatInfo formatInfo = cultureInfo.NumberFormat;
string numberFormatType = (globalOptions.AdditionalOptions == null || string.IsNullOrEmpty(globalOptions.AdditionalOptions.Type)) ?
GlobalizationOptions.Decimal : globalOptions.AdditionalOptions.Type;
NumberPattern pattern = null;
string symbol;
// TODO find out how to get format pattern and the number of fraction digits
switch (numberFormatType)
{
case GlobalizationOptions.Percent:
{
symbol = formatInfo.PercentSymbol;
pattern = new NumberPattern("", symbol, 0, formatInfo.PercentPositivePattern.ToString(), formatInfo.NegativeSign, 0, formatInfo.PercentDecimalSeparator, formatInfo.PercentGroupSeparator);
break;
}
case GlobalizationOptions.Currency:
{
symbol = formatInfo.CurrencySymbol;
pattern = new NumberPattern("", symbol, 0, formatInfo.CurrencyPositivePattern.ToString(), formatInfo.NegativeSign, 0, formatInfo.CurrencyDecimalSeparator, formatInfo.CurrencyGroupSeparator);
break;
}
default:
{
symbol = formatInfo.NumberDecimalSeparator;
pattern = new NumberPattern("", symbol, 0, "", formatInfo.NegativeSign, 0, formatInfo.NumberDecimalSeparator, formatInfo.NumberGroupSeparator);
break;
}
}
return(pattern);
}
