Set default format of datetimepicker as dd-MM-yyyy

Question

I have a datetimepicker which on loading of windows form shows me format in 'MM-dd-yyyy',

as follows:

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I would like it in dd-MM-yyyy.

I tried the following:

set custom format: "dd-MM-yyyy"

But Its not changing.

What could be the problem?

Please help me.

score 95 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 19 '13 at 13:58

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Ensure that control Format property is properly set to use a custom format:

DateTimePicker1.Format = DateTimePickerFormat.Custom

Then this is how you can set your desired format:

DateTimePicker1.CustomFormat = "dd-MM-yyyy"

answered Oct 19 '13 at 13:58

ElektroStudios

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*both of which can be set in the properties window – Ňɏssa Pøngjǣrdenlarp Oct 19 '13 at 14:04
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@ThirdBattleOfPanipat - to use a custom format you have to set .Format AND .CustomFormat. – dbasnett Oct 19 '13 at 14:21
@dbasnett only dtpDate.Format.Custom option is there – C Sharper Oct 19 '13 at 14:23
Clean as a whistle! – Romeo Sierra Jun 23 '17 at 03:45

score 36 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 21 '16 at 10:45

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Ammending as "optional Answer". If you don't need to programmatically solve the problem, here goes the "visual way" in VS2012.

In Visual Studio, you can set custom format directly from the properties Panel:

First Set the "Format" property to: "Custom"; Secondly, set your custom format to: "dd-MM-yyyy";

answered Oct 21 '16 at 10:45

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this way you can also set Format to Short if the Culture Information contains the desired behavior. e.g. German Culture *short* will bring *dd.MM.yyyy* – LuckyLikey Mar 16 '17 at 08:27

Umut D. · Answer 3 · 2014-03-08T15:51:23.630

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You could easily use:

label1.Text = dateTimePicker1.Value.Date.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy")

and if you want to change '/' or '-', just add this:

label1.Text = label1.Text.Replace(".", "-")

More info about DateTimePicker.CustomFormat Property: Link

edited Mar 08 '14 at 15:51

answered Mar 08 '14 at 10:47

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score 9 · Answer 4 · answered May 02 '16 at 09:59

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Try this,

string Date = datePicker1.SelectedDate.Value.ToString("dd-MMM-yyyy");

It worked for me the output format will be '02-May-2016'

answered May 02 '16 at 09:59

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score 3 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 29 '16 at 14:20

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You can set CustomFormat property to "dd-MM-yyyy" in design mode and use dateTimePicker1.Text property to fetch string in "dd/MM/yyyy" format irrespective of display format.

answered Feb 29 '16 at 14:20

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Set default format of datetimepicker as dd-MM-yyyy

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