Convert.ToString Method (DateTime) (System)

.NET Framework Class Library

Convert..::.ToString Method (DateTime)

Converts the value of the specified DateTime to its equivalent string representation.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public Shared Function ToString ( _
    value As DateTime _
) As String

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim value As DateTime
Dim returnValue As String

returnValue = Convert.ToString(value)

public static string ToString(
    DateTime value
)

Visual C++

public:
static String^ ToString(
    DateTime value
)

JScript

public static function ToString(
    value : DateTime
) : String

Parameters

value: Type: System..::.DateTime
The date and time value to convert.

Return Value

Type: System..::.String
The string representation of value.

Remarks

This implementation is identical to DateTime..::.ToString()()(). It uses the formatting conventions of the current culture and the "G" format specifier to convert a DateTime value to its string representation.

Examples

The following example converts each element in an array of a DateTime value to a String value.

Visual Basic

Dim dates() As Date = { #07/14/2009#, #6:32PM#, #02/12/2009 7:16AM#}
Dim result As String

For Each dateValue As Date In dates
   result = Convert.ToString(dateValue)
   Console.WriteLine("Converted the {0} value {1} to the {2} value {3}.", _
                        dateValue.GetType().Name, dateValue, _
                        result.GetType().Name, result)
Next
' The example displays the following output:
'    Converted the DateTime value 7/14/2009 12:00:00 AM to a String value 7/14/2009 12:00:00 AM.
'    Converted the DateTime value 1/1/0001 06:32:00 PM to a String value 1/1/0001 06:32:00 PM.
'    Converted the DateTime value 2/12/2009 07:16:00 AM to a String value 2/12/2009 07:16:00 AM.

DateTime[] dates = { new DateTime(2009, 7, 14), 
                     new DateTime(1, 1, 1, 18, 32, 0), 
                     new DateTime(2009, 2, 12, 7, 16, 0) };
string result;

foreach (DateTime dateValue in dates)
{
   result = Convert.ToString(dateValue);
   Console.WriteLine("Converted the {0} value {1} to the {2} value {3}.",
                        dateValue.GetType().Name, dateValue,
                        result.GetType().Name, result);
}
// The example displays the following output:
//    Converted the DateTime value 7/14/2009 12:00:00 AM to a String value 7/14/2009 12:00:00 AM.
//    Converted the DateTime value 1/1/0001 06:32:00 PM to a String value 1/1/0001 06:32:00 PM.
//    Converted the DateTime value 2/12/2009 07:16:00 AM to a String value 2/12/2009 07:16:00 AM.

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP Starter Edition, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98, Windows CE, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Xbox 360, Zune

The .NET Framework and .NET Compact Framework do not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 3.5, 2.0, 1.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: 3.0, 2.0, 1.0

Reference