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Nikki
Nikki

Reputation: 137

remove time from date and print only date in datetime format

i have date stored in a string format as follows: "2014-03-12" im passing this to a database which accepts the date as datetime. im converting the string date to datetime format as follows: 

DateTime StartDates = Convert.ToDateTime(StartDate);

but the time gets appended along with the date as "2014-03-12 12:00:00:00"

can anyone tel me how to send only the date leaving out the time. i want the final date to be still in datetime format only but with time part cut off

Upvotes: 2

Views: 1125

Answers (2)

Crono
Crono

Reputation: 10488

If you're happy with the date part, you may simply return the Date property of the DateTime conversion result:

DateTime StartDates = Convert.ToDateTime(StartDate).Date;

I should mention that using Convert.ToDateTime puts you at the mercy of the process current culture date format though, so you probably want to use the ParseExact or ToString method like the other answers suggests, with the appropriate format and culture instance.

Upvotes: 0

Habib
Habib

Reputation: 223402

DateTime is irrespective of the format. Formatting is only useful for presentation purpose. A DateTime object will have a Date part and Time part. When you try parsing your string "2014-03-12", it doesn't have a Time part, so in the parsed object, Time is set to 00:00:00.

If you just want to to display date then you can use DateTime.ToShortDateString method or use a custom format like:

string formattedDateString = StartDates.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

Upvotes: 5

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