How to override some default CurrentCulture values

Question

I need to override the default DayNames of the current (or specified) CurrentCulture object.

I have tried to accomplish this in several ways:

1) At the Global.asax level:

protected void Application_PreRequestHandlerExecute(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = new System.Globalization.CultureInfo(XXX);
    string[] newNames = { YYY };
    System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture.DateTimeFormat.DayNames = newNames;
}

2) At the Controller level:

public HomeController() {
    System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = new System.Globalization.CultureInfo(XXX);
    string[] newNames = { YYY };
    System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture.DateTimeFormat.DayNames = newNames;
}

The specified "CurrentCulture" object is applied correctly (according to the specified XXX culture name). I can see a culture-specific day name via the @DateTime.Now.ToString("ddd") expression. However, the specified "DayNames" object seems to be ignored (however, I can see that both the "CurrentCulture" and "DayNames" properties are applied correctly in the debugger).

Mikhail · Accepted Answer · 2012-09-28T05:41:50.090

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It is necessary to override the default AbbreviatedDayNames instead:

protected void Application_PreRequestHandlerExecute(object sender, EventArgs e) {
    System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = new System.Globalization.CultureInfo(...);
    System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture.DateTimeFormat.AbbreviatedDayNames = ...;
}

@DateTime.Now.ToString("ddd")

edited Sep 28 '12 at 05:41

answered Sep 26 '12 at 20:01

Mikhail

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How to override some default CurrentCulture values

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