How to convert a DateTime object to a string in C#

The ToString() method of the DateTime class is used to convert a DateTime date object to string format. The method takes a date format string that specifies the required string representation.

Syntax

The syntax of the ToString method is:

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Code

The code snippet below illustrates the usage of the ToString method:

using System;
class ToStringDemo
{
static void Main()
{
// create date time 2019-11-12 22:45:12.004
DateTime date = new DateTime(2019, 11, 12, 22, 45, 12, 004);
// converting to string format
string date_str = date.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss");
Console.WriteLine(date_str);
}
}

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