How to convert date format in c#?

Question

I am getting data from XML in format of MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss tt (e.g 7/21/2016 5:43:03 PM) but I want to convert it into date format of only dd/MM/yyyy (e.g 21/7/2016)

Answer 1

You could try something like this:

var dt = DateTime.ParseExact(input, "M/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss tt", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)
                 .ToString("dd/MM/yyyy");

Initially, using the ParseExact you create a DateTime object based on your input and later using the ToString you create the string representation of your DateTime in the specified format.

For info about the DateTime.ParseExact have a look here.

Answer 2

You can do this as a quick trick:

string date = "7/21/2016 5:43:03 PM";

var dateOnly = DateTime.Parse(date).ToString("MM/dd/yyyy");

Explanation:

DateTime.Parse(date)    <--- Converts the string to DateTime object.
ToString("MM/dd/yyyy")  <--- Converts the DateTime Object to the specified format.

Answer 3

string date = "7/21/2016 5:43:03 PM";//Date from XML
DateTime dateTime;
if (DateTime.TryParse(date, out dateTime))
{
    var dateOnly = dateTime.ToString("dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy");
}