Date With Endings

Question

I am trying to get the current date, which works with the code that I have at the moment:

else if (e.KeyCode == Keys.Enter && InputTextbox.Text == "date")            
{
    OutputTextbox.Text = "Today is " + DateTime.Now.Date.ToString("dd");
    pBuilder.ClearContent();
    pBuilder.AppendText(OutputTextbox.Text);
    sSynth.Speak(pBuilder);
    e.SuppressKeyPress = true;
    InputTextbox.Text = ""; 
}

That gives me the date as a number (ie: 26).

I have done some research on other ways to put the "th", "rd", and "nd" on the end of the numbers, but is there a way to do this within the current "else if" statement that I have at the moment (the other solutions are in a seperate space).

There's a nice answer here: http://stackoverflow.com/a/4544313/1517578 — Simon Whitehead, Nov 26 '13 at 01:54
Also, see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20156/is-there-an-easy-way-to-create-ordinals-in-c — Jacob, Nov 26 '13 at 01:56

gpmurthy · Accepted Answer · 2013-11-26T02:08:05.467

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Consider modifying your code to include the following snippet of code...

string date = DateTime.Now.Date.ToString("dd");
    date = date + (date.EndsWith("11") 
                   ? "th"
                   : date.EndsWith("12")
                   ? "th"
                   : date.EndsWith("13")
                   ? "th"
                   : date.EndsWith("1") 
                   ? "st"
                   : date.EndsWith("2")
                   ? "nd"
                   : date.EndsWith("3")
                   ? "rd"
                   : "th");

Good Luck!

edited Nov 26 '13 at 02:08

answered Nov 26 '13 at 01:58

gpmurthy

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+1 i really do not know how to use the ? : syntax.. great solution than mine! :) – Albert Laure Nov 26 '13 at 01:59
Thanks! I like yours too. Different approaches same solution ;) – gpmurthy Nov 26 '13 at 02:00
what is the meaning of ? : is that lambda expression? i want to know how to use that. – Albert Laure Nov 26 '13 at 02:02
This answer produces incorrect results 11st, 12nd, and 13rd. – drf Nov 26 '13 at 02:03
?: is shorthand for if else. The following link should explain...http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/vstudio/ty67wk28.aspx – gpmurthy Nov 26 '13 at 02:04
ahhh mine to would produce incorrect :) – Albert Laure Nov 26 '13 at 02:04
drf...the condition needs to be expanded. I will update the solution – gpmurthy Nov 26 '13 at 02:06
Wow - that was a great answer. Worked perfectly. The only other thing I added was: > if (int.Parse(date) < 10) > { > date = date.Substring(1,1); < } That changed the "01" values to "1" – The Woo Nov 26 '13 at 03:04

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