📉Kernel - NKS0026

Use TimeDateRenderers.RenderDate()

This analyzer provides the following strings:

Context	String
Error List	Caller uses TimeDateTools.KernelDateTime.ToString instead of TimeDateRenderers.RenderDate()
Suggestion Box	Use TimeDateRenderers.RenderDate() instead of TimeDateTools.KernelDateTime.ToString
Description	TimeDateRenderers.RenderDate() respects your kernel settings when rendering date.

Extended Description

This code analyzer detects the usage of KernelDateTime.ToString from the TimeDateTools class found in the KS.Kernel.Time namespace.

TimeDateTools.KernelDateTime contains an override to a function that converts that instance of the current date and time to its string representation. However, there is a function dedicated to that, called Render() and its siblings, that renders your target time to its equivalent string representation and also respects your kernel settings.

Similarly, TimeDateTools.KernelDateTimeUtc has been given the same treatment, because you can also use the RenderUtc() function and its siblings.

Analysis Comparison

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Before the fix

Somewhere in your mod code...

public static void MyFunction()
{
    string value = TimeDateTools.KernelDateTime.ToString();
}

After the fix

Somewhere in your mod code...

public static void MyFunction()
{
    string value = TimeDateRenderers.RenderDate();
}

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Recommendation

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