How can a date be converted to a string in C#?

2 years ago
Liam
1 minute

In C#, you can use the ToString() method to convert a date into a string. Here are a few examples:

  1. Convert date to a string in default format.
DateTime currentDate = DateTime.Now;
string dateString = currentDate.ToString();
  1. Convert the date to a specified format string.
DateTime currentDate = DateTime.Now;
string dateString = currentDate.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss");

In the example above, the date will be converted in the format “year-month-day hour:minute:second.”

  1. Convert the date using a custom format string.
DateTime currentDate = DateTime.Now;
string dateString = currentDate.ToString("MMMM dd, yyyy");

In the example above, the date will be converted to the format of “Month Day, Year”.

Please note that special characters in the date format string need to be enclosed in single quotes to avoid confusion with standard format characters. For example, if you want to include a single quote character in a date string, you can use two consecutive single quotes to represent it. For example:

DateTime currentDate = DateTime.Now;
string dateString = currentDate.ToString("yyyy'年'MM'月'dd'日'");

In the example above, the date will be converted in the format of “year month day”, for example “2022年08月31日”.

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