C# Convert ToString(DateTime, IFormatProvider)

Description

Convert ToString(DateTime, IFormatProvider) converts the value of the specified DateTime to its equivalent string representation, using the specified culture-specific formatting information.

Syntax

Convert.ToString(DateTime, IFormatProvider) has the following syntax.


public static string ToString(
  DateTime value,
  IFormatProvider provider
)

Parameters

Convert.ToString(DateTime, IFormatProvider) has the following parameters.

value - The date and time value to convert.
provider - An object that supplies culture-specific formatting information.

Returns

Convert.ToString(DateTime, IFormatProvider) method returns The string representation of value.

Example

The following example converts a DateTime value to its equivalent string representation in eight different cultures.


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using System;
public class MainClass{
  public static void Main(String[] argv){  
    DateTime tDate = new DateTime(2010, 4, 15, 20, 30, 40, 333);
    string[] cultureNames = { "en-US", "es-AR", "fr-FR", "hi-IN",
                              "ja-JP", "nl-NL", "ru-RU", "ur-PK" };
    
    Console.WriteLine("Converting the date {0}: ", 
                      Convert.ToString(tDate, 
                              System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
    
    foreach (string cultureName in cultureNames)
    {
       System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture = new System.Globalization.CultureInfo(cultureName);
       string dateString = Convert.ToString(tDate, culture);
       Console.WriteLine("   {0}:  {1,-12}", 
                         culture.Name, dateString);
    }
  }
}

The code above generates the following result.