how to get string format for DateTime.

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Hello Team,

I know the format to get the DateTime.
for example:
DateTime dt = DateTime.Now;
i will get Date and Time.

But if i want date like 28-dec-1980
how to get it ?

Kindly help

Thanks
Harshal

Posted 10-Feb-14 20:29pm

R Harshal

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[no name] 11-Feb-14 2:33am

class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
DateTime objDateTime = new DateTime();
objDateTime = DateTime.Now;
Console.Write("Today Date And Time is " +objDateTime.ToString());
Console.ReadLine();
}
}

I have tried this..

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Krunal Rohit · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-10T20:32:00

Solution 1

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8kb3ddd4(v=vs.110).aspx[^]
More Explanation : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/az4se3k1(v=vs.110).aspx[^]
http://www.csharp-examples.net/string-format-datetime/[^]

Posted 10-Feb-14 20:32pm

Krunal Rohit

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[no name] 11-Feb-14 2:39am

Thanks Buddy..

Krunal Rohit 11-Feb-14 2:40am

Glad I could Help
-KR

[no name] 11-Feb-14 3:16am

One help Please.
i just tried out .
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
DateTime objDateTime = new DateTime();
objDateTime = DateTime.Now;
string format = "dd-yyyy-mm";
Console.Write("Today Date And Time is " +objDateTime.ToString(format) );
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
But i am not getting month in Jan,Feb .... format.Kindly tell me where i am getting wrong?

**Dnyaneshwar**@Pune · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-10T20:44:00

Solution 3

C#

using System;

class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
    DateTime time = DateTime.Now;              // Use current time
    string format = " dd-MMM-yyyy";    // Use this format
    Console.WriteLine(time.ToString(format));  // Write to console
    }
}

Posted 10-Feb-14 20:44pm

Dnyaneshwar@Pune

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[no name] 11-Feb-14 2:53am

Thank you brother.

[no name] 11-Feb-14 3:16am

i just tried out .
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
DateTime objDateTime = new DateTime();
objDateTime = DateTime.Now;
string format = "dd-yyyy-mm";
Console.Write("Today Date And Time is " +objDateTime.ToString(format) );
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
But i am not getting month in Jan,Feb .... format.Kindly tell me where i am getting wrong

[no name] 11-Feb-14 3:43am

You have used wrog dateformat... use string format = " dd-MMM-yyyy";

[no name] 11-Feb-14 5:35am

ok.i correct it but in month i want like Jan ,Feb ...and so on..

[no name] 11-Feb-14 5:44am

paste your code here... i will correct it

[no name] 11-Feb-14 6:02am

Pls find the code. i want jan,feb and so on .... in month .
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
DateTime objDateTime = new DateTime();
objDateTime = DateTime.Now;
string format = "dd-MM-yyyy";
Console.Write("Today Date And Time is " +objDateTime.ToString(format));
Console.ReadLine();
}
}

[no name] 11-Feb-14 6:06am

class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
DateTime objDateTime = new DateTime();
objDateTime = DateTime.Now;
string format = "dd-MMM-yyyy";
Console.Write("Today Date And Time is " +objDateTime.ToString(format));
Console.ReadLine();
}
}

Use this you have used MM instead of MMM

[no name] 11-Feb-14 6:27am

Thanks a lot Brother..Its working...

Md.Sajidur rahman · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-10T20:39:00

Solution 2

C#

class Program
   {
       static void Main(string[] args)
       {
           string teststring = "abcdefgha";
           DateTime date = DateTime.Now;
           string datetime1 = date.ToShortDateString();
           string datetime2 = date.ToLongDateString();
            string datetime3 = date.ToString("dd-MM-yyyy");
           Console.Write(datetime1);
           Console.Write(datetime3);

           Console.ReadKey();
       }
   }

Posted 10-Feb-14 20:39pm

Md.Sajidur rahman

Updated 10-Feb-14 20:40pm

v2

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[no name] 11-Feb-14 2:58am

thanks for your reply.

[no name] 11-Feb-14 3:15am

i just tried out .
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
DateTime objDateTime = new DateTime();
objDateTime = DateTime.Now;
string format = "dd-yyyy-mm";
Console.Write("Today Date And Time is " +objDateTime.ToString(format) );
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
But i am not getting month in Jan,Feb .... format.Kindly tell me where i am getting wrong

[no name] 11-Feb-14 3:20am

month will be capital letter MM