C# Simplified, part 3 - Display date and time in different formats

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You can display data and time in different ways with the help of DateTime format specifiers. Listing 3.4 explains each one of these specifiers in detail. I have given necessary explanations in the form of comments.

Listing 3.4

using System;

class DateTimeFormat

{

public static void Main()

{

DateTime dt = DateTime.Now;

// Returns Short Date (MM/DD/YYYY)

Console.WriteLine("Format Specifier (d): {0:d}",dt);

// Returns Long Date (Day, Month Date, Year)

Console.WriteLine("Format Specifier (D): {0:D}",dt);

// Returns Full Date with Time and without seconds

Console.WriteLine("Format Specifier (f):{0:f}",dt);

// Returns Full Date with Time and with Seconds

Console.WriteLine("Format Specifier (F):{0:F}",dt);

// Returns short date and short time without seconds

Console.WriteLine("Format Specifier (g):{0:g}",dt);

// Returns short date and short time with seconds

Console.WriteLine("Format Specifier (G):{0:G}",dt);

// Returns Month and Day - M can also be used

Console.WriteLine("Format Specifier (m):{0:m}",dt);

// Returns the date and time in RFC1123 format

// r can also be used

Console.WriteLine("Format Specifier (R):{0:R}",dt);

// Returns Short Time

Console.WriteLine("Format Specifier (t):{0:t}",dt);

// Returns Short Time with Second

Console.WriteLine("Format Specifier (T):{0:T}",dt);

// Returns Year and Month - Y also can be used

Console.WriteLine("Format Specifier (y):{0:y}",dt);

}

}

The final output of the above code will look like Figure 3.4.

Figure 3.4

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