See here for how the "d" Custom Format Specifier is supposed to work:
Consider this code:
Console.WriteLine(DateTime.Now.ToString("d"));
// Should result in 8
// Result I'm seeing is 08/07/2014
Why is the "d" not working?
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Matthew Layton
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If you want the day, why not just use `DateTime.Now.Day` – tnw Jul 28 '14 at 14:52
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@tnw - I could do that, but I want to test the ToString method by passing it different DateTime format specifiers at runtime to see what results come up. – Matthew Layton Jul 28 '14 at 14:54
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3did you read the documentation you linked? Your question is explicitly addressed – Jonesopolis Jul 28 '14 at 14:54
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@Jonesy - nope...just made an assumption that it would work - silly me! – Matthew Layton Jul 28 '14 at 15:01
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Read the documentation, notice the first sentence:
If the "d" format specifier is used without other custom format specifiers, it is interpreted as the "d" standard date and time format specifier. For more information about using a single format specifier, see Using Single Custom Format Specifiers later in this topic.
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