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.NET Standard DateTime Format Strings

Specifier

Name

Description

Short date pattern

Represents a custom DateTime format string defined by the current ShortDatePattern property.

Long date pattern

Represents a custom DateTime format string defined by the current LongDatePattern property.

Full date/time pattern

Represents a combination of the long date (D) and short time (t) patterns, separated by a space.

(short time)

Full date/time pattern

Represents a custom DateTime format string defined by the current FullDateTimePattern property.

(long time)

General date/time

Represents a combination of the short date (d) and short time (t) patterns, separated by a space.

pattern (short time)

General date/time

Represents a combination of the short date (d) and long time (T) patterns, separated by a space.

pattern (long time)

M or m

Month day pattern

Represents a custom DateTime format string defined by the current MonthDayPattern property.

Round-trip date/time

Represents a custom DateTime format string using a pattern that preserves time zone information. The pattern is designed to round-trip DateTime

pattern

formats, including the Kind property, in text. Then the formatted string can be parsed back using Parse or ParseExact with the correct Kind property

value. Equivalent custom format string is "yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss.fffffffK".

R or r

RFC1123 pattern

Represents a custom DateTime format string defined by the current RFC1123Pattern property. The pattern is a defined standard and the property is read-

only. Equivalent custom format string is "ddd, dd MMM yyyy HH':'mm':'ss 'GMT'". Does not convert DateTimes to UTC.

Sortable date/time

Represents a custom DateTime format string defined by the current SortableDateTimePattern property.

pattern; ISO 8601

This pattern is a defined standard and the property is read-only. Equivalent custom format string is "yyyy'-'MM'-'dd'T'HH':'mm':'ss".

Short time pattern

Represents a custom DateTime format string defined by the current ShortTimePattern property.

For example, the custom format string for the invariant culture is "HH:mm".

Long time pattern

Represents a custom DateTime format string defined by the current LongTimePattern property.

For example, the custom format string for the invariant culture is "HH:mm:ss".

Universal sortable

Represents a custom DateTime format string defined by the current UniversalSortableDateTimePattern property.

date/time pattern

Equivalent custom format string is "yyyy'-'MM'-'dd HH':'mm':'ss'Z'". Does not convert DateTimes to UTC.

Universal sortable

Represents a custom DateTime format string defined by the current FullDateTimePattern property. This pattern is the same as the full date/long time (F)

date/time pattern

pattern. However, formatting operates on the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) that is equivalent to the DateTime object being formatted.

Y or y

Year month pattern

Represents a custom DateTime format string defined by the current YearMonthPattern property.

For example, the custom format string for the invariant culture is "yyyy MMMM".

Any other single

(Unknown specifier)

An unknown specifier throws a runtime format exception.

character

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