src/mscorlib/corefx/System/Globalization/CalendarAlgorithmType.cs


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// Licensed to the .NET Foundation under one or more agreements.
// The .NET Foundation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.

using System;

namespace System.Globalization
{
    public enum CalendarAlgorithmType
    {
        Unknown = 0,            // This is the default value to return in the Calendar base class.
        SolarCalendar = 1,      // Solar-base calendar, such as GregorianCalendar, jaoaneseCalendar, JulianCalendar, etc.
                                // Solar calendars are based on the solar year and seasons.
        LunarCalendar = 2,      // Lunar-based calendar, such as Hijri and UmAlQuraCalendar.
                                // Lunar calendars are based on the path of the moon.  The seasons are not accurately represented.
        LunisolarCalendar = 3   // Lunisolar-based calendar which use leap month rule, such as HebrewCalendar and Asian Lunisolar calendars.
                                // Lunisolar calendars are based on the cycle of the moon, but consider the seasons as a secondary consideration,
                                // so they align with the seasons as well as lunar events.
    }
}