C# DateTime IsLeapYear

Description

DateTime IsLeapYear returns an indication whether the specified year is a leap year.

Syntax

DateTime.IsLeapYear has the following syntax.

public static bool IsLeapYear(
  int year
)

Parameters

DateTime.IsLeapYear has the following parameters.

• year - A 4-digit year.

Returns

DateTime.IsLeapYear method returns true if year is a leap year; otherwise, false.

Example

The following example uses the IsLeapYear method to determine which years between 1994 and 2014 are leap years.

using System;//from w w w .ja v  a2  s.  c  o m

public class IsLeapYear
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      for (int year = 1994; year <= 2014; year++)
      {
         if (DateTime.IsLeapYear(year))
         {
            Console.WriteLine("{0} is a leap year.", year);
         }         
      }
   }
}

The code above generates the following result.