Question

I have a .NET DataTable with a column of type DateTime. I would like to format the date into Month, Year using the “y” format specifier.
I would prefer not having to iterate through all the rows/columns changing the value.
What is the best way to do it?

Answer 1

DataTable just stores values. It does not provide formatting. Either format DateTime before putting it to DataTable (thus store it as a string), or do formatting on control, which your DataTable is bound to (e.g. DataGridView has Format property for cell style).