Date Formatting in C# - Aasim's Web Corner

Hello all.

hope doing well …

here is another tip related to C# programming …. i found it useful so sharing with you people … this is how you can format date in different format in asp.net / C#

the usage is as follows

<%= String.Format(“{specifier}”, DateTime.Now) %>

where the possible specifiers are given below.

Specifier	Description	Output
d	Short Date	15/05/2010
D	Long Date	15 June 2010
t	Short Time	21:08
T	Long Time	21:08:59
f	Full date and time	15 June 2010 21:08
F	Full date and time (long)	15 June 2010 21:08:59
g	Default date and time	15/06/2010 21:08
G	Default date and time (long)	15/06/2010 21:08:59
M	Day / Month	15 June
r	RFC1123 date	Tue, 15 June 2010 21:08:59 GMT
s	Sortable date/time	2010-06-15 21:08:59
u	Universal time, local timezone	2010-06-15 21:08:59Z
Y	Month / Year	June 2010
dd	Day	15
ddd	Short Day Name	Sun
dddd	Full Day Name	Sunday
hh	2 digit hour	09
HH	2 digit hour (24 hour)	21
mm	2 digit minute	08
MM	Month	04
MMM	Short Month name	Jun
MMMM	Month name	June
ss	seconds	59
tt	AM/PM	PM
yy	2 digit year	07
yyyy	4 digit year	2010
:	seperator, e.g. {0:hh:mm:ss}	09:08:59
/	seperator, e.g. {0:dd/MM/yyyy}	15/06/2010

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