Format a DateTime with Long Date Pattern in CSharp

using System;// w w w .ja va  2s.co  m
using System.Globalization;

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      DateTime date1 = new DateTime(2010, 6, 30);
      Console.WriteLine("D Format Specifier:     {0:D}", date1);
      string longPattern = CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.DateTimeFormat.LongDatePattern;
      Console.WriteLine("'{0}' custom format string:     {1}", 
                        longPattern, date1.ToString(longPattern));
   }
}