Class PdfDateFormatter

Serializes dates to/from string as specified by the PDF standard

Inheritance
System.Object
PdfDateFormatter
Namespace: IronSoftware.Pdfium
Assembly: IronPdf.dll
Syntax
public class PdfDateFormatter : Object

Constructors

PdfDateFormatter()

Declaration
public PdfDateFormatter()

Methods

Convert(DateTime)

Convert the specified date into a PDF-compatible local date string with UTC offset information

Declaration
public string Convert(DateTime date)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.DateTime date

Date to convert
Returns
Type Description
System.String

PDF-compatible local date string

Convert(String)

Convert the specified PDF-compatible local date string with UTC offset information into a universal DateTime object

Declaration
public DateTime Convert(string text)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String text

Text to convert
Returns
Type Description
System.DateTime

Universal DateTime object

GetTimeZoneOffset()

Returns the local UTC offset that does not vary with the time of year.

Declaration
public virtual TimeSpan GetTimeZoneOffset()
Returns
Type Description
System.TimeSpan
Remarks

This method ignores Daylight Saving Time. Prefer the GetTimeZoneOffset(DateTime) overload, which returns the effective offset for a specific instant and is the method used internally by Convert(DateTime).

GetTimeZoneOffset(DateTime)

Returns the effective local UTC offset for the given date, honoring Daylight Saving Time transitions.

Declaration
public virtual TimeSpan GetTimeZoneOffset(DateTime date)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.DateTime date

The instant for which to compute the offset.
Returns
Type Description
System.TimeSpan

The effective offset from UTC at date.