string format for date and time led display application...

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My app is used to send data from PC to a Asynchronous LED display... My display controller card has 3 options like Text Content, Dynamic Content and Image Content.. Every content type requires a string to be attached with it.. I wanted to display clock.. So It comes under Dynamic Content Type.. String format for getting the clock on display is HH:mm:ss.. Now it is diplaying a 24hr clock.. how can i change it to 12hr clock with AM/PM attached to it.... I've tried "t" and "T".. But that doesn't work..

Posted 12-Oct-12 19:55pm

Sharath2790

Updated 12-Oct-12 19:57pm

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2012-10-12T21:42:00

Assuming that your LED display just takes a string:

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string tweleveHourDisplay = DateTime.Now.ToString("hh:mm:ss tt");

Do note that the case of each element there is significant: "HH:MM:SS TT" would give you a very different (and very, very wrong) result.

There is a tip here that describes the individual elements: Formatting a DateTime for display - format string description[^]