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c#datetimeformatdatetimepicker
user3430861
user3430861

Reputation: 182

DateTimePicker Date formatting value

I am getting date value correctly from DateTimePicker using DateTimePicker.Value.

However I wish to format my date to be YYYYMMDD (ex: "20151020"). Is this possible please?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 9504

Answers (3)

User2012384
User2012384

Reputation: 4927

Seems you want to have your result in string format:

string dateFormat = "yyyyMMdd";
string result = DateTimePicker.Value.ToString(dateFormat);

For other formats, here's the reference:

http://www.csharp-examples.net/string-format-datetime/

Upvotes: 0

Soner Gönül
Soner Gönül

Reputation: 98868

DateTimePicker.Value returns DateTime, not a string. A DateTime does not have any implicit format. It just have date and time values. It's textual representation can have a format which is usually done with ToString() method like;

string myFormat = DateTimePicker.Value.ToString("yyyyMMdd", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

Remember, there is no YYYY and DD as a custom date and time format strings. They should be as yyyy and dd since they are case sensitive.

Upvotes: 2

sujith karivelil
sujith karivelil

Reputation: 29036

Simple formating can be achieved by using the following code.

DateTimePicker.Value.ToString("yyyyMMdd");

Upvotes: 5

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