Where is DateTime.ToShortDateString equivalent in WinRT apps?

Question

What is the WinRT equivalent for the DateTime.ToShortDateString() method?

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-- roschler

Answer 1

Take a look at the Globalizing your app documentation: How to use patterns to format dates and times

--Rob

Answer 2

Thanks Rob.  Can I rely on the following code to return the correct short date for the current locale, or is it not enough?

        public static string ToShortDateString(this DateTime dt)
        {
            DateTimeFormatter dtf = new DateTimeFormatter("shortdate");

            return dtf.Format(dt);
        }

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-- roschler

Answer 3

public static String ToShortDateString(this DateTime date) {
            return date.ToString(System.Globalization.DateTimeFormatInfo.CurrentInfo.ShortDatePattern);
}

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