converting string containing date as YYYYMMDD

[Amos]

How can I convert a string with the date in YYYYMMDD format to MM/DD/YYYY
format?

Thanks,
Amos

 

[Noah Coad [MVP .NET/C#]]

Something as simple as:

string newd = old.Substring(4, 2) + "/" + old.Substring(6, 2) + "/" +
old.Substring(0, 4);

- Noah Coad -
Microsoft MVP

 

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Amos,

You will have to convert the string to a DateTime instance, and then
back. You can call the ParseExact method, passing in your format of
"YYYYMMDD" (you have to check the casing).

Once you have the result of that, you can call the ToString method on
the DateTime instance, passing in your new format.

Hope this helps.

 

[Amos]

Thanks. I just thought that C# had something in String..Format or ToString()
parameter that could do that.

Angel

 

[James Hebben]

You might have some luck with the DateTime.Parse static method, then use
ToString() with a format.

James Hebben

 

[Du Dang]

Hey Amos,

Since you have no delimitor in your date string DateTime.Parse( ..) won't
work.

Try this ...

DateTime date = DateTime.ParseExact("20040326", "yyyyMMdd", null);
date.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy");

Regard,

Du