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PFDateTimeExtensionsGetNaturalDate Method (DateTime, PFTranslations, RelativeTimeResolution)

Expresses the time difference between the given DateTime and the current time in a user-friendly translated text. E.g. "9 weeks ago".

Namespace:  Packflow.Interface
Assembly:  MicaSystems.Packflow.Interface (in MicaSystems.Packflow.Interface.dll) Version: 1.0.0.0 (2.0.0.223)
Syntax
C#
public static string GetNaturalDate(
	this DateTime date,
	PFTranslations translations,
	RelativeTimeResolution resolution
)

Parameters

date
Type: SystemDateTime
The relative DateTime.
translations
Type: Packflow.InterfacePFTranslations
Object providing translations used to generate the expected text.
resolution
Type: Packflow.InterfaceRelativeTimeResolution
Value specifying how the natural date must be expressed.

Return Value

Type: String
A text representing the time difference.

Usage Note

In Visual Basic and C#, you can call this method as an instance method on any object of type DateTime. When you use instance method syntax to call this method, omit the first parameter. For more information, see Extension Methods (Visual Basic) or Extension Methods (C# Programming Guide).
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