RangeOfUnitInUnitForDate Method (smaller, larger, date)

Returns the range of absolute time values that a smaller calendar unit (such as a day) can take on in a larger calendar unit (such as a month) that includes a specified absolute time.

Original signature is '- (NSRange)rangeOfUnit:(NSCalendarUnit)smaller inUnit:(NSCalendarUnit)larger forDate:(NSDate *)date'

Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later.

Declaration Syntax

Visual Basic

Visual C++

public virtual NSRange RangeOfUnitInUnitForDate(
	NSCalendarUnit smaller,
	NSCalendarUnit larger,
	NSDate date
)

Public Overridable Function RangeOfUnitInUnitForDate ( _
	smaller As NSCalendarUnit, _
	larger As NSCalendarUnit, _
	date As NSDate _
) As NSRange

public:
virtual NSRange RangeOfUnitInUnitForDate(
	NSCalendarUnit smaller, 
	NSCalendarUnit larger, 
	NSDate^ date
)

Parameters

smaller (NSCalendarUnit): The smaller calendar unit.

larger (NSCalendarUnit): The larger calendar unit.

date (NSDate): The absolute time for which the calculation is performed.

Return Value

The range of absolute time values smaller can take on in larger at the time specified by date. Returns {NSNotFound, NSNotFound} if larger is not logically bigger than smaller in the calendar, or the given combination of units does not make sense (or is a computation which is undefined).

Version Information

Available in Monobjc Bridge: 10.6 (For Mac OS X 10.6 and later), 10.5 (For Mac OS X 10.5 and later)

Assembly: Monobjc.Foundation (Module: Monobjc.Foundation)