format string from 8 to 08 for August.

[moondaddy]

I need to format a string to it always has 2 digits in it. I'm getting the
month like this:

DateTime.Now.Month.ToString()

Right now since it's August, this returns a string of "8", however, I need
to return a string of "08". Is there a format method what will
automatically pad this for me?

Thanks.

 

[Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )]

I need to format a string to it always has 2 digits in it.  I'm gettingthe
month like this:

DateTime.Now.Month.ToString()

Right now since it's August, this returns a string of "8", however, I need
to return a string of "08".  Is there a format method what will
automatically pad this for me?

Thanks.

use DateTime.Now.ToString("MM");

take a look at the different DateTime format strnig options

 

[zacks]

use DateTime.Now.ToString("MM");

take a look at the different DateTime format strnig options

Or string.Format("{02}", DateTime.Now.Month)

 

[Arne Vajhøj]

Or string.Format("{02}", DateTime.Now.Month)

But the .ToString seems both more readable and more
flexible.

Arne

 

[maximz2005]

But the .ToString seems both more readable and more
flexible.

Arne

You can do it either way, it formats the string the way your format
string specifies.

Read up on string formatting. It's very interesting. Try experimenting
with string formatting by using the string.Format() function. There
are lists of format codes on the web, just google for format string C#.

 

[Arne Vajhøj]

You can do it either way, it formats the string the way your format
string specifies.

No one has denied that.

Arne

 

[Göran Andersson]

I need to format a string to it always has 2 digits in it. I'm getting the
month like this:

DateTime.Now.Month.ToString()

Right now since it's August, this returns a string of "8", however, I need
to return a string of "08". Is there a format method what will
automatically pad this for me?

Thanks.

Here are some ways of doing it (including the ones already mentioned in
the thread):

DateTime.Now.Month.ToString("00")
DateTime.Now.Month.ToString("D2")
DateTime.Now.ToString("MM")
string.Format("{0:00}", DateTime.Now.Month)
string.Format("{02}", DateTime.Now.Month)
string.Format("{0:MM}", DateTime.Now)

 

[moondaddy]

Thanks Göran and everyone else who replied. this has all been very helpful.