C# Convert ToString(DateTime)

Description

Convert ToString(DateTime) converts the value of the specified DateTime to its equivalent string representation.

Syntax

Convert.ToString(DateTime) has the following syntax.


public static string ToString(
  DateTime value
)

Parameters

Convert.ToString(DateTime) has the following parameters.

value - The date and time value to convert.

Returns

Convert.ToString(DateTime) method returns The string representation of value.

Example

The following example converts each element in an array of a DateTime value to a String value.


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using System;
public class MainClass{
  public static void Main(String[] argv){  
    DateTime[] dates = { new DateTime(2014, 7, 14), 
                         new DateTime(1, 1, 1, 18, 32, 0), 
                         new DateTime(2014, 2, 12, 7, 16, 0) };
    string result;
    
    foreach (DateTime dateValue in dates)
    {
       result = Convert.ToString(dateValue);
       Console.WriteLine("Converted the {0} value {1} to the {2} value {3}.",
                            dateValue.GetType().Name, dateValue,
                            result.GetType().Name, result);
    }
  }
}

The code above generates the following result.