Question

How can I convert my DateTime object to this kind of date format:

1. Mmm dd yyyy
2. dd Month yyyy

I am currently doing object.GetDateTimeFormats(‘D’)[1].ToString()

This is giving me January 31, 2012. But I should be able to get these two things:

1. Jan 31, 2012
2. 31 January, 2012

Answer 1

Use a custom DateTime formatting string:

// Returns Jan 31, 2012
myDateTimeObject.ToString("MMM dd, yyyy");

// Returns 31 January, 2012
myDateTimeObject.ToString("dd MMMM, yyyy");

All of the custom date/time formats are listed here.