Custom DateTime Format Strings Output Examples 

The following table illustrates the output created by applying some custom DateTime format strings to a particular date and time. The output was produced using the ToString method.

The Format string column indicates the format specifiers used to create the output, the Current culture column indicates the culture associated with the current thread, the Time zone column indicates the time zone in effect when formatting, and the Output column indicates the result of formatting.

The different culture and time zone values demonstrate the impact of changing the current culture. The culture can be changed by using the Date and Time item in Control Panel, by passing your own DateTimeFormatInfo object as the format provider, or by passing a CultureInfo object set to a different culture.

Note that in some languages such as C#, the '\' character must be preceded by an escape character when used with the ToString method.

See Also

Concepts

Formatting Overview
Custom DateTime Format Strings
Standard DateTime Format Strings

Other Resources

Formatting Types