How to change the Month into string as Jan Feb Mar ... but not 1 2 3...?

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Hello! How to change the Month into string as Jan, Feb, Mar, ..., but not 1, 2, 3...? Please give me reply asap. Thanks! public string TDate() { string DateInString=""; int Day=DateTime.Now.Day; int Month=DateTime.Now.Month; int Year=DateTime.Now.Year; DateInString=Day.ToString(); DateInString+="-" + Month.ToString(); DateInString+="-" + Year.ToString(); return DateInString; }

tsuman_in · Answer

Make the obvious extremely difficult. There are 1300 libraries and the best you guys can come up with is looping and string formatting? DateTimeFormatInfo dt = new CultureInfo( en-US false ).DateTimeFormat; dt.GetAbbreviatedMonthName(DateTime.Now.Month); Enjoy! ;-) I'm just joking...no offense.

jcity444 · Answer

Hi Softair You can use the special formatting strings in the ToString command for date: string MyString = DateTime.Now.ToString(MMM); This will produce Oct (At Least for the next few days) ;) -Mike G.

softairhk · Answer

Hello! TheDoctor Thanks for your reply. I have tested your method but it doesn't work. I think to solve a problem to use the most easy way is ok. Thanks!

thed0ct0r · Answer

public string TDate() { string DateInString=; int Day=DateTime.Now.Day; // this is to change string[] dateparts= system.DateTime.Now.ToLongDateString().Split(Convert.ToChar()); string Month = dateparts[1].Substring(13); //------------------- int Year=DateTime.Now.Year; DateInString=Day.ToString(); DateInString+=- + Month.ToString(); DateInString+=- + Year.ToString(); return DateInString; } I tried and it worked well. Good luck

softairhk · Answer

So easy... public string TDate() { string DateInString=; int Day=DateTime.Now.Day; int Month=DateTime.Now.Month; int Year=DateTime.Now.Year; DateInString=Day.ToString(); if(Month==1) { DateInString+=- + Jan; } . . . if(Month==12) { DateInString+=- + Dec; } DateInString+=- + Year.ToString(); return DateInString; }