Format string "yyyyMMdd" to "dd/MM/yyyy" from List c# .Net 4

Question

I have a string that I get from a source that represents a date and comes like this "19941201" (Year+Month+Day).

I need it to be "01/12/1994" or even "01-12-1994".

I am retrieving this data from a List using linq.

Is there a 'neat' way to do this? I use c# and .Net4.0 !

Is this what you are looking for http://stackoverflow.com/a/5050141/1004522 ? — Ebad Masood, Jul 17 '12 at 11:13

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 17 '12 at 11:12

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DateTime datetime = DateTime.ParseExact(date, "yyyyMMdd", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

Then you can simply do datetime.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy");

answered Jul 17 '12 at 11:12

paulslater19

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Thanks, this works for what I need! Just to complete the answer `CultureInfo` is imported from 'System.Globalization'. – Jenninha Jul 17 '12 at 11:31

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 17 '12 at 11:20

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Have a look at this Here

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answered Jul 17 '12 at 11:20

Inkey

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 17 '12 at 11:24

    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(ParseDate("19941201"));
        Console.ReadLine();
    }

    public static string ParseDate(string uglyDate)
    {
        return DateTime.ParseExact(uglyDate, "yyyyMMdd", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture).ToString("dd/MM/yyyy");
    }

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 17 '12 at 11:13

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Have a look at the DateTime.Parse() and DateTime.ToString() methods: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/1k1skd40.aspx

answered Jul 17 '12 at 11:13

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Format string "yyyyMMdd" to "dd/MM/yyyy" from List c# .Net 4

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