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Formatting the Output

Explore how to manipulate and format DateTime objects in C# to produce user-friendly output. Understand various formatting methods and the use of ToString parameters to customize date and time displays effectively.

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The problem

By default, when we print the DateTime object, it has an inconvenient format:

C#
using System;
namespace DateTimeFormatting
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var dateTime = new DateTime(2021, 12, 24, 17, 45, 23); // 12/24/2021 17:45:23
            Console.WriteLine(dateTime);
        }
    }
}

This format may not be user-friendly. Fortunately, there are ways to change the output according to our needs.

Output format methods

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