Why won't DateTime format with "/"?

Question

I need to format a date into this specific format "1/23/2021" but for some reason it always returns as 1-23-2021 instead.

new DateTime().ToString("M/dd/yyyy")

What am I doing wrong?

The current culture uses `-` as its date delimiter. Use a string literal. — Heretic Monkey, Sep 03 '21 at 18:49
@HereticMonkey Noob question, How do I do that to convert format? — Kristofer, Sep 03 '21 at 18:57

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 03 '21 at 19:17

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Separators are culture dependent. Try providing custom separator. For current date it can be

 DateTime.Now.ToString("M'/'dd'/'yyyy")

For arbitrary myDate date

 myDate.ToString("M'/'dd'/'yyyy")

answered Sep 03 '21 at 19:17

Dmitry Bychenko

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