How to convert date time format in a Razor view?

Question

I need to display a date time string in the following format in a Razor view:

24 Jun'16

how can I convert the string in a Razor view?

It's better to do this in your controller or in Javascript in case of problems. An attribute on your model's property would likely be best. — Drew Kennedy, May 30 '16 at 11:15
@JyothiLakshmi - when you get an error, please add it's message — Hans Keﬆing, May 30 '16 at 11:18

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered May 30 '16 at 11:15

Just like you normally would:

@Model.YourDateTime.ToString("d MMM \\'yy")

The \\ escapes the ', since that is a preserved character. The rest is quite straightforward.

Another option is the use of display attributes with DisplayFor:

[DisplayFormat(DataFormatString = "{0:d MMM \\'yy}")]
public DateTime YourDateTime { get; set }

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