DateTimeOffset::ToString Method (String^, IFormatProvider^)

 

Converts the value of the current DateTimeOffset object to its equivalent string representation using the specified format and culture-specific format information.

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

public:
virtual String^ ToString(
	String^ format,
	IFormatProvider^ formatProvider
) sealed

Parameters

format
Type: System::String^

A format string.

formatProvider
Type: System::IFormatProvider^

An object that supplies culture-specific formatting information.

Return Value

Type: System::String^

A string representation of the value of the current DateTimeOffset object, as specified by format and provider.

Exception Condition
FormatException

The length of format is one, and it is not one of the standard format specifier characters defined for DateTimeFormatInfo.

-or-

format does not contain a valid custom format pattern.

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

The date and time is outside the range of dates supported by the calendar used by formatProvider.

The format parameter should contain either a single format specifier character (see Standard Date and Time Format Strings) or a custom format pattern (see Custom Date and Time Format Strings). If format is a null or empty string (""), the DateTimeOffset object is output using the default format.

The following table shows the exact operation of certain format specifiers when used with DateTimeOffset, which differs from their behavior when used with DateTime.

Existing format specifier

New behavior

"K"

Designed to round-trip a date and time. With DateTimeOffset, maps to "zzz" (the offset is always displayed with hours and minutes). Note that "K" is a custom format specifier; it cannot appear as the single character in format.

"U"

Not supported.

"r"

Converts the DateTimeOffset object to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and outputs it using the custom format string ddd, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss GMT.

"u"

Converts the DateTimeOffset value to UTC and outputs it using the format yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ssZ.

The remaining standard date and time format specifiers behave the same with the ToString(String^) method as they do with the ToString method.

The pattern that corresponds to standard format specifiers, as well as the symbols and names of date and time components, is defined by the formatProvider parameter. The formatProvider parameter can be either of the following:

If formatProvider is null, the DateTimeFormatInfo object associated with the current culture is used (see CurrentCulture).

Notes to Callers:

The ToString(String^, IFormatProvider^) method returns the string representation of the date and time in the calendar used by the formatProvider parameter. Its calendar is defined by the Calendar property. If the value of the current DateTimeOffset instance is earlier than Calendar::MinSupportedDateTime or later than Calendar::MaxSupportedDateTime, the method throws an ArgumentOutOfRangeException. The following example provides an illustration. It attempts to format a date that is outside the range of the UmAlQuraCalendar class.

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The following example uses the ToString(String^, IFormatProvider^) method to display a DateTimeOffset object using a custom format string for several different cultures.

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
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