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Period/Era

The period/era string can be displayed in a single format using the letter "g". The letter "g" must be lowercase. If you include the gg in a date string that does not have any associated Era string, the gg is ignored.

Value

Meaning

(Null)

Gregorian dates are used. Does nothing if Gregorian is value of iCalendarType

gg

Period/era string. This is used by Windows to calculate the year when an optional calendar is selected. See iCalendarType for optional Calendars.