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get abbreviated day names

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Published: 12. October 2011 | Updated: 12. October 2011
License: Microsoft Public License (MS-PL)
Categories: Globalization » Calendar
Tags: C# Globalization

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Import namespace

using System.Globalization;

Code

var culture = CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("en-US");
var dateTimeInfo = DateTimeFormatInfo.GetInstance(culture);

// 3 letters abbreviations
foreach (string abbreviatedDayName in dateTimeInfo.AbbreviatedDayNames)
{
    Console.WriteLine(abbreviatedDayName);
}

Console.WriteLine();

// 2 letters abbreviations
foreach (string shortestDayName in dateTimeInfo.ShortestDayNames)
{
    Console.WriteLine(shortestDayName);
}