How to convert datetime in views for items

Question

I am going to convert Georgian date time to Persian in display views. I used a function to this in view body, a method in core class, neither worked. How to use a function to convert the date?

@Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => item.DateRegistered)

does this answer your question? ==> [answer](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30683664/how-convert-gregorian-date-to-persian-date) — Mohammed Sajid, Mar 18 '20 at 10:34

score 0 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 19 '20 at 07:25

I solved the problem. I have added a [NotMapped] property to the class like this:

    [Display(Name = "تاریخ ثبت")]
    [NotMapped]
    public string PersianDate => GetPersianDate();
    public string GetPersianDate()
    {
        System.Globalization.PersianCalendar persianCalendar = new System.Globalization.PersianCalendar();
        return string.Join("/", new string[] {
            persianCalendar.GetYear(DateRegistered).ToString(),
            persianCalendar.GetMonth(DateRegistered).ToString(),
            persianCalendar.GetDayOfMonth(DateRegistered).ToString()});
    }

Then I used modelItem.PersianDate in view like this:

@Html.DisplayFor(model => model.PersianDate)

and I think is's a suitable way to use any other methods to convert other properties as well.

How to convert datetime in views for items

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