Changing DateTime format to dd/mmmm/yyyy

Question

I have a DateTime object in the format of 6/07/2016, and I want to change it to be in the format of 6th July 2016.

How can I do this in C#? Been looking around but only seem to find ways to turn strings into DateTime in this format. What if I already have a DateTime object? Convert to string first?

Thanks

It depends on where you are using `6th July 2016`, show your code where you would display the datetime to the user. — Scott Chamberlain, Jul 05 '16 at 23:05
Are the date suffixes (-th, -st, -nd...) required, or can it just be 6 July 2016? — Kramb, Jul 05 '16 at 23:17
`DateTime` **does not** have a format. It's just a value. From memory the underlying value is just a `ulong`. It's only when you convert it to a string that you impose a format - like when you call `.ToLongDateString()`. — Enigmativity, Jul 05 '16 at 23:34

score 5 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:16

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You need to pass in the string format in the .ToString call, referencing the custom date and time format specifier page to see which specifiers you need.

string timeString = timeToRun.ToString("d MMMM yyyy")

This will give you 6 July 2016, if you want 6th instead of 6 you need a custom format provider as specified in this question and answer

edited May 23 '17 at 12:16

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answered Jul 05 '16 at 23:10

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score 2 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:08

I think this code piece can help you.

This question and answer also help me to understand it

ChangeIt(DateTime.Parse("16/07/2016"));

public static string ChangeIt(DateTime date)
{
     switch(date.Day)
     {
        case 1:
        case 21:
        case 31:
           return date.ToString("d'st' MMMM yyyy");
        case 2:
        case 22:
           return date.ToString("d'nd' MMMM yyyy");
        case 3:
        case 23:
           return date.ToString("d'rd' MMMM yyyy");
        default:
           return date.ToString("d'th' MMMM yyyy");
      }
}

Changing DateTime format to dd/mmmm/yyyy

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