C# DateTimeOffset ToString(String, IFormatProvider)

Description

DateTimeOffset ToString(String, IFormatProvider) converts the value of the current DateTimeOffset object to its equivalent string representation using the specified format and culture-specific format information.

Syntax

DateTimeOffset.ToString(String, IFormatProvider) has the following syntax.

public string ToString(
  string format,
  IFormatProvider formatProvider
)

Parameters

DateTimeOffset.ToString(String, IFormatProvider) has the following parameters.

• format - A format string.
• formatProvider - An object that supplies culture-specific formatting information.

Returns

DateTimeOffset.ToString(String, IFormatProvider) method returns A string representation of the value of the current DateTimeOffset object, as specified by format and provider.

Example

The following example uses the ToString(String, IFormatProvider) method to display a DateTimeOffset object using a custom format string for several different cultures.

//from ww w .  j  av a2 s .c  o m
using System;
using System.Globalization;
public class MainClass{
  public static void Main(String[] argv){  
    
    DateTimeOffset outputDate = new DateTimeOffset(2014, 11, 1, 9, 0, 0, 
                                         new TimeSpan(-7, 0, 0)); 
    string format = "dddd, MMM dd yyyy HH:mm:ss zzz";
    
    Console.WriteLine(outputDate.ToString(format, null as DateTimeFormatInfo));
    Console.WriteLine(outputDate.ToString(format, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));
    Console.WriteLine(outputDate.ToString(format, 
                                          new CultureInfo("fr-FR")));
    Console.WriteLine(outputDate.ToString(format, 
                                          new CultureInfo("es-ES")));
  }
}

The code above generates the following result.