How do I get the sort DateTime format of the local system, in string format, using C#?
For example: dd/MM/yyyy or MM/dd/YYYY
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3why do you want to know why he wants to know ? :D – Davide Piras Sep 07 '11 at 09:08
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@Davide Because new questioners 2 out of 3 times don't know what they want? Perhaps he simply needs `CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.DateTimeFormat.ShortDatePattern`? – xanatos Sep 07 '11 at 09:15
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Try this:
using System.Globalization;
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var myDTFI = CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.DateTimeFormat;
var result = myDTFI.FullDateTimePattern;
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OP: sorry I gave you the example with the FULL pattern, of course you can also get the short one ;) – Davide Piras Sep 07 '11 at 09:07
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Overkill but should do it:
CultureInfo info = null;
var thread = new Thread(() => {
info = Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture;
return;
});
thread.Start();
thread.Join();
// info.DateTimeFormat.ShortDatePattern
Based on the fact that new threads should inherit the standard culture of the system (I consider it a missing feature: it's nearly impossible to control the culture of new threads, read here Is there a way of setting culture for a whole application? All current threads and new threads?). I'm not directly using Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture because someone could have messed with it :-)
