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Formats for DateTime.ToString

S.Vinothkumar, 20 Jul 2007 Rate this:
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Formats for DateTime.ToString

Introduction
Here is the lot of formats are given for how to use the DateTime.ToString in our C# Project.

Background
The DateTime class is most usefull for our time based programs. But we dont' know how to use the DateTime.ToString
function with appropriate formats. Here I am giving some formats for using DateTime.ToString.

Using the code

In our C# Program, we should declare the datetime and write the code as follows,

The result also given in right side...

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DateTimedt=DateTime.Now;
StringstrDate="";
strDate=dt.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy");//07/21/2007
strDate=dt.ToString("dddd,ddMMMMyyyy");//Saturday,21July2007
strDate=dt.ToString("dddd,ddMMMMyyyyHH:mm");//Saturday,21July200714:58
strDate=dt.ToString("dddd,ddMMMMyyyyhh:mmtt");//Saturday,21July200703:00PM
strDate=dt.ToString("dddd,ddMMMMyyyyH:mm");//Saturday,21July20075:01
strDate=dt.ToString("dddd,ddMMMMyyyyh:mmtt");//Saturday,21July20073:03PM
strDate=dt.ToString("dddd,ddMMMMyyyyHH:mm:ss");//Saturday,21July200715:04:10
strDate=dt.ToString("MM/dd/yyyyHH:mm");//07/21/200715:05
strDate=dt.ToString("MM/dd/yyyyhh:mmtt");//07/21/200703:06PM
strDate=dt.ToString("MM/dd/yyyyH:mm");//07/21/200715:07
strDate=dt.ToString("MM/dd/yyyyh:mmtt");//07/21/20073:07PM
strDate=dt.ToString("MM/dd/yyyyHH:mm:ss");//07/21/200715:09:29
strDate=dt.ToString("MMMMdd");//July21
strDate=dt.ToString("yyyy''MM''dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss.fffffffK");//200707
21T15:11:19.1250000+05:30

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strDate=dt.ToString("ddd,ddMMMyyyyHH':'mm':'ss'GMT'");//Sat,21Jul200715:12:16GMT
strDate=dt.ToString("yyyy''MM''dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss");//20070721T15:12:57
strDate=dt.ToString("HH:mm");//15:14
strDate=dt.ToString("hh:mmtt");//03:14PM
strDate=dt.ToString("H:mm");//5:15
strDate=dt.ToString("h:mmtt");//3:16PM
strDate=dt.ToString("HH:mm:ss");//15:16:29
strDate=dt.ToString("yyyy''MM''ddHH':'mm':'ss'Z'");//2007072115:17:20Z
strDate=dt.ToString("dddd,ddMMMMyyyyHH:mm:ss");//Saturday,21July200715:17:58
strDate=dt.ToString("yyyyMMMM");//2007July

Hencewecanformatandgettingthedatetimevalue.

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Unnecessary apostrophes
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