C# convert Datetime to Thursday, 26th July 2014 format

Question

I want to convert a DateTime variable to the following format: "Thursday, 26th July 2014".

What would be the right approach.

Thanks

`DateTime.ToString()`, you'll find all you need about the format here : http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8kb3ddd4(v=vs.110).aspx — Raphaël Althaus, Jun 26 '14 at 13:19
You may also read this for the `th` part : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9601593/how-can-i-format-07-03-2012-to-march-7th-2012-in-c-sharp — Raphaël Althaus, Jun 26 '14 at 13:27
Here's a better link for the ordinal number format: http://stackoverflow.com/q/69262/634824 — Matt Johnson-Pint, Jun 27 '14 at 03:35

Tim Schmelter · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-26T13:49:29.913

I think you need to separate the parts before and behind th from each other:

DateTime dt = new DateTime(2014, 07, 26);
string result = string.Format("{1}{0} {2}",
    dt.Day == 1 ? "st" : dt.Day == 2 ? "nd" : dt.Day == 3 ? "rd" : "th",
    dt.ToString("dddd, dd", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture),
    dt.ToString("MMMM yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));

If you don't really need your exact format you can also use DateTime methods like ToLongDateString which uses the current culture and has a fixed format.

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 26 '14 at 13:20

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From the MSDN Docs, this produces a "Long" date pattern

DateTime.ToString("D")

answered Jun 26 '14 at 13:20

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