Format string as short date

[moondaddy]

using c#3.5, how do I take a string which contains a data, and format it as
a short data format like this:

"2/5/2008 1:17:11 AM"

and format to:

"02/05/2008"

Thanks.

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[Peter Duniho]

On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:57:26 -0800, moondaddy <mo*******@newsgroup.nospam>
wrote:

using c#3.5, how do I take a string which contains a data, and format it
as
a short data format like this:

"2/5/2008 1:17:11 AM"

and format to:

"02/05/2008"

Well, one way would be to use the DateTime.TryParse() method to convert
the string to a DateTime object, and then use the
DateTime.ToShortDateString() to reformat the data into the the string you
want.

Pete

[Cor Ligthert[MVP]]

MoonDaddy,

First check the globalization settings are US then just

\\\

var date = DateTime.Parse("5/2/2008 1:17:11").ToShortDateString();

///

I have done it in my globalisation settings.

Cor

[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi,

You have to convert the string to DateTime and then use
DateTime.ToShortDateString();

Take a lookat DateTime.TryParse or Convert.ToDateTime

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using c#3.5, how do I take a string which contains a data, and format it
as a short data format like this:

"2/5/2008 1:17:11 AM"

and format to:

"02/05/2008"

Thanks.

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