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[edit] C# DateTime Custom Formats

Not only does C# have the ability to display built-in DateTime formats it can also display custom formats using DateTime format components. A component is a string that represents a certain part a date. For example, M represents a month number (1-12) and H represents an hour in 24 hour format. Refer to the DateTime format list below.

[edit] C# DateTime Examples

It is not required to use a format parameter in the ToString() method. It has a default constructor and will still print a default date format even if there is has not been a format specified. Also, you can combine different Datetime format component characters and use it different dilimeters symbols(,[]/-:).

Syntax:

object.ToString("<format component>");

[edit] Example 1:

This code will simply print the day of the week.

using System;
class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        DateTime date = DateTime.Now;
        Console.WriteLine(date.ToString("dddd"));
        Console.Read();
    }
}

[edit] Example 2:

This one prints two different styles of the date

using System;
class Program
{
    static void Main()
    {
        DateTime date = DateTime.Now;
        Console.WriteLine(date.ToString("dddd, MMMM dd yyyy"));
        Console.WriteLine(date.ToString("MMddyyyy"));
        Console.Read();
    }
}

Run both examples in your compiler and experiment with DateTime formats.