How to use Universal Full ("U") Format Specifier

Description

The "U" format is defined by a specified culture's DateTimeFormatInfo.FullDateTimePattern property.

However, the DateTime value is automatically converted to UTC before it is formatted. The following DateTimeFormatInfo properties control the format.

  • FullDateTimePattern
  • DayNames
  • MonthNames
  • TimeSeparator
  • AMDesignator
  • PMDesignator

The "U" format specifier is not supported by the DateTimeOffset type.

Example

The following example uses the "U" format specifier to display a date and time value.


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using System;
using System.Globalization;
class MainClass
{

  public static void Main()
  {
        DateTime date1 = new DateTime(2008, 4, 10, 6, 30, 0);
        Console.WriteLine(date1.ToString("U", CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("en-US")));
        Console.WriteLine(date1.ToString("U", CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("sv-FI")));

  }

}

The code above generates the following result.





















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