Question

I have a column in the data table called CurrentDate as datatype string (12/2/1983).

When I am displaying on the screen this is showing as 12/2/1983 12:00:00AM.

I am not sure why I am getting timestamp here?

Can anybody help me out?

Answer 1

If you are binding this from a datasource, like a SQL Data Source, you can use CONVERT in your query:

CONVERT(VARCHAR(10),nameOfColumn,101) AS Date

If you need to do this in C#, try the ToShortDateString() method:

string date = myDate.ToShortDateString();