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C# / .NET - convert DateTime to string fromat
2 points
In C# / .NET it is possible to convert DateTime object to string with formatting in few ways.
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using System;2
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public static class Program4
{5
public static void Main(string[] args)6
{7
DateTime now = DateTime.Now;8
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Console.WriteLine(now.ToString("dddd, dd MMMM yyyy HH:mm"));10
Console.WriteLine(now.ToString("dddd, dd MMMM yyyy HH:mm tt"));11
Console.WriteLine(now.ToString("dddd, dd MMMM yyyy HH:mm:ss"));12
Console.WriteLine(now.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm"));13
Console.WriteLine(now.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm tt"));14
Console.WriteLine(now.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss"));15
}16
}Output:
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Wednesday, 14 August 2019 22:282
Wednesday, 14 August 2019 22:28 PM3
Wednesday, 14 August 2019 22:28:024
08/14/2019 22:285
08/14/2019 22:28 PM6
08/14/2019 22:28:02Notes:
- this example has been run with independent culture.
DateTime.ToStringmethod uses format description - see for examples bellow
2.1. Usage example
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using System;2
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public static class Program4
{5
public static void Main(string[] args)6
{7
DateTime now = DateTime.Now;8
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Console.WriteLine(string.Format("{0:dddd, dd MMMM yyyy HH:mm}", now));10
Console.WriteLine(string.Format("{0:dddd, dd MMMM yyyy HH:mm tt}", now));11
Console.WriteLine(string.Format("{0:dddd, dd MMMM yyyy HH:mm:ss}", now));12
Console.WriteLine(string.Format("{0:MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm}", now));13
Console.WriteLine(string.Format("{0:MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm tt}", now));14
Console.WriteLine(string.Format("{0:MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss}", now));15
}16
}Output:
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Wednesday, 14 August 2019 22:302
Wednesday, 14 August 2019 22:30 PM3
Wednesday, 14 August 2019 22:30:174
08/14/2019 22:305
08/14/2019 22:30 PM6
08/14/2019 22:30:17Notes:
- this example has been run with independent culture.
String.Formatmethod uses argument index and format description delimited with ":" character - see for examples bellow
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FORMAT TEXT2
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dddd, dd MMMM yyyy HH:mm Thursday, 15 February 2018 08:214
dddd, dd MMMM yyyy HH:mm tt Thursday, 15 February 2018 08:21 AM5
dddd, dd MMMM yyyy HH:mm:ss Thursday, 15 February 2018 08:21:346
dddd, dd MMMM yyyy HH:mm:ss tt Thursday, 15 February 2018 08:21:34 AM7
dddd, dd MMMM yyyy H:mm Thursday, 15 February 2018 8:218
dddd, dd MMMM yyyy H:mm tt Thursday, 15 February 2018 8:21 AM9
dddd, dd MMMM yyyy H:mm:ss Thursday, 15 February 2018 8:21:3410
dddd, dd MMMM yyyy H:mm:ss tt Thursday, 15 February 2018 8:21:34 AM11
dddd, dd MMMM yyyy hh:mm Thursday, 15 February 2018 08:2112
dddd, dd MMMM yyyy hh:mm tt Thursday, 15 February 2018 08:21 AM13
dddd, dd MMMM yyyy hh:mm:ss Thursday, 15 February 2018 08:21:3414
dddd, dd MMMM yyyy hh:mm:ss tt Thursday, 15 February 2018 08:21:34 AM15
dddd, dd MMMM yyyy h:mm Thursday, 15 February 2018 8:2116
dddd, dd MMMM yyyy h:mm tt Thursday, 15 February 2018 8:21 AM17
dddd, dd MMMM yyyy h:mm:ss Thursday, 15 February 2018 8:21:3418
dddd, dd MMMM yyyy h:mm:ss tt Thursday, 15 February 2018 8:21:34 AM19
MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm 02/15/2018 08:2120
MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm tt 02/15/2018 08:21 AM21
MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss 02/15/2018 08:21:3422
MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss tt 02/15/2018 08:21:34 AM23
MM/dd/yyyy H:mm 02/15/2018 8:2124
MM/dd/yyyy H:mm tt 02/15/2018 8:21 AM25
MM/dd/yyyy H:mm:ss 02/15/2018 8:21:3426
MM/dd/yyyy H:mm:ss tt 02/15/2018 8:21:34 AM27
MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm 02/15/2018 08:2128
MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm tt 02/15/2018 08:21 AM29
MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss 02/15/2018 08:21:3430
MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss tt 02/15/2018 08:21:34 AM31
MM/dd/yyyy h:mm 02/15/2018 8:2132
MM/dd/yyyy h:mm tt 02/15/2018 8:21 AM33
MM/dd/yyyy h:mm:ss 02/15/2018 8:21:3434
dddd, dd MMMM yy Thursday, 15 February 1835
dddd, dd MMMM yyyy Thursday, 15 February 201836
MM/dd/yy 02/15/1837
MM/dd/yyyy 02/15/201838
MMMM dd February 1539
yy-MM-dd 18-02-1540
yyyy-MM-dd 2018-02-1541
yy.MM.dd 18.02.1542
yyyy.MM.dd 2018.02.1543
dd.MM.yy 15.02.1844
dd.MM.yyyy 15.02.201845
yyyy MMMM 2018 February46
ddd, MMM d, yyyy Thu, Feb 15, 201847
dddd, MMMM d, yyyy Thursday, February 15, 201848
yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss 2018-02-15T08:21:3449
yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.fffffffK 2018-02-15T08:21:34.547000050
yyyyMMddHHmmss 2018021508213451
yyyyMMddHHmmssfffffff 20180215082134547000052
ddd, dd MMM yyy HH:mm:ss 'GMT' Thu, 15 Feb 2018 08:21:34 GMT53
HH:mm 08:2154
HH:mm tt 08:21 AM55
HH:mm:ss 08:21:3456
HH:mm:ss tt 08:21:34 AM57
H:mm 8:2158
H:mm tt 8:21 AM59
H:mm:ss 8:21:3460
H:mm:ss tt 8:21:34 AM61
hh:mm 08:2162
hh:mm tt 08:21 AM63
hh:mm:ss 08:21:3464
hh:mm:ss tt 08:21:34 AM65
h:mm 8:2166
h:mm tt 8:21 AM67
h:mm:ss 8:21:34Notes:
- To escape some phrases, apostrophes should be used like in this example:
Wherexxxxxxxxxx1ddd, dd MMM yyy HH:mm:ss 'GMT' Thu, 15 Feb 2018 08:21:34 GMTMby default represents number of month inDateTime.ToStringformat.- For safe, each phrases that should be not interpreted should be placed between apostrophes.
