using System;
class Sample
{
public static void Main()
{
Console.WriteLine("(U) Universal full date/time: {0:U}
",DateTime.Now);
}
}
Universal full date/time
Universal sortable date format
using System;
class Sample
{
public static void Main()
{
Console.WriteLine("(u) Universal sortable: . . . {0:u} (invariant)
",DateTime.Now);
}
}
Sortable date format
using System;
class Sample
{
public static void Main()
{
Console.WriteLine("(s) Sortable: . . . . . . . . {0:s}
",DateTime.Now);
}
}
Long date format
using System;
class Sample
{
public static void Main()
{
Console.WriteLine("(D) Long date:. . . . . . . . {0:D}
",DateTime.Now);
}
}
Format date value as short date format
using System;
class Sample
{
public static void Main()
{
Console.WriteLine("(d) Short date: . . . . . . . {0:d}
",DateTime.Now);
}
}
Compare the results of choosing InvariantInfo with those of choosing CurrentInfo:
using System;
using System.Globalization;
public class MainClass {
public static void Main() {
DateTime dt = new DateTime();
DateTimeFormatInfo dtfi;
Console.Write("[I]nvariant or [C]urrent Info?: ");
if (Console.Read() == 'I')
dtfi = DateTimeFormatInfo.InvariantInfo;
else
dtfi = DateTimeFormatInfo.CurrentInfo;
dtfi = DateTimeFormatInfo.InvariantInfo;
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("D", dtfi));
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("f", dtfi));
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("F", dtfi));
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("g", dtfi));
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("G", dtfi));
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("m", dtfi));
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("r", dtfi));
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("s", dtfi));
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("t", dtfi));
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("T", dtfi));
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("u", dtfi));
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("U", dtfi));
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("d", dtfi));
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("y", dtfi));
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("dd-MMM-yy", dtfi));
}
}
Request a specific culture (english language in Great Britain):
using System;
using System.Globalization;
public class MainClass {
public static void Main() {
CultureInfo uk = CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("en-GB");
Console.WriteLine(3.ToString("C", uk)); // ?¡ê3.00
}
}