date_time

DateTime

Returns a string containing a time or date.

Syntax:

DateTime.Now.ToString(format)

Argument	Description
string format	Format of date or time to return

Returns: string

Description

This function returns a string containing the time based on the input format code and can then be displayed.

List of formats

Day of Month

Format	Description	Return
d	Numeric, with leading zeros	01–31
j	Numeric, without leading zeros	1–31
S	The English suffix for the day of the month	st, nd or th in the 1st, 2nd or 15th.

Weekday

Format	Description	Return
l	Full name (lowercase 'L')	Sunday – Saturday
D	Three letter name	Mon – Sun

Month

Format	Description	Return
m	Numeric, with leading zeros	Sunday – Saturday
n	Numeric, without leading zeros	1–12
F	Textual full	January – December
M	Textual three letters	Jan - Dec

Year

Format	Description	Return
Y	Numeric, 4 digits	Eg., 1999, 2003
y	Numeric, 2 digits	Eg., 99, 03

Time

Format	Description	Return
a	Lowercase	am, pm
A	Uppercase	AM, PM
g	Hour, 12-hour, without leading zeros	1–12
h	Hour, 12-hour, with leading zeros	01–12
G	Hour, 24-hour, without leading zeros	0-23
H	Hour, 24-hour, with leading zeros	00-23
i	Minutes, with leading zeros	00-59
s	Seconds, with leading zeros	00-59
T	Timezone abbreviation	Eg., EST, MDT ...

Example:

string curDate = DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyy-dd-MM");

This would set string curDate value to current date in your timezone.

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