DateWithNaturalLanguageStringLocale Method (string, localeDictionary)

Creates and returns an NSDate object set to the date and time specified by a given string.

Original signature is '+ (id)dateWithNaturalLanguageString:(NSString *)string locale:(id)localeDictionary'

Available in Mac OS X v10.0 and later.

Declaration Syntax

Visual Basic

Visual C++

public static NSDate DateWithNaturalLanguageStringLocale(
	NSString string,
	Id localeDictionary
)

Public Shared Function DateWithNaturalLanguageStringLocale ( _
	string As NSString, _
	localeDictionary As Id _
) As NSDate

public:
static NSDate^ DateWithNaturalLanguageStringLocale(
	NSString^ string, 
	Id^ localeDictionary
)

Parameters

string (NSString): A string that contains a colloquial specification of a date, such as “last Tuesday at dinner,” “3pm December 31, 2001,” “12/31/01,” or “31/12/01.”

localeDictionary (Id): An NSDictionary object containing locale data. To use the user's preferences, you can use [[NSUserDefaults standardUserDefaults] dictionaryRepresentation].

Return Value

A new NSDate object set to the date and time specified by string as interpreted according to localeDictionary.

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)