[DisplayFormat(DataFormatString = "{0:D}")] as C# Behind Code?

Question

User-326746839 posted

Hi,

Is there a way of writing this sentence

[DisplayFormat(DataFormatString = "{0:D}")]
public oObject OrderDate;

which goes written as a tag in an ASP.Net MetaData web form buddy file

but writing it instead inside the "behind code" as a C# sentence instead?

Carlos N. Porras
(El Slavador) 

Answer 1

User281315223 posted

You can use the String.Format() method to format the text of any type of object (assuming that it can be accessed as a string) that you pass into it as seen below : 

//Example object (This is your object)
YourObject yourObject = new YourObject();

//Format your object as a String
string formattedString = String.Format("{0:D}",yourObject)

If you are using a Date object

If you want to use that particular formatting string to format a Date in the code behind, you could use the DateTime.ToString() method :

//Example Date
DateTime orderDate = DateTime.Now;
//Formatting
string formattedDate = orderDate.ToString("D");

 

Answer 2

User-326746839 posted

Thank you .... you are the best !

Carlos N. Porras
(El Salvador)