FormatDateTime Method

VirtualUser FormatDateTime Method

C# API

Converts a DateTime object to its equivalent string representation using the specified format.

Namespace: Facilita.Fc.Runtime
Assembly: fc_clr (in fc_clr.dll) Version: 9.5.5.77

Syntax

public static string FormatDateTime(
	string format,
	DateTime dateTime = null,
	TimeSpan offset = null,
	TimeZoneInfo timeZoneInfo = null,
	TimeSpan timeZoneOffset = null,
	IFormatProvider formatProvider = null
)

public static string FormatDateTime(
	string format,
	DateTime dateTime = null,
	TimeSpan offset = null,
	TimeZoneInfo timeZoneInfo = null,
	TimeSpan timeZoneOffset = null,
	IFormatProvider formatProvider = null
)

Parameters

format: Type: System String
The date and time format string

dateTime (Optional): Type: System DateTime
The DateTime object to be represented as a string. If this argument is omitted then the current DateTime will be used.

offset (Optional): Type: System TimeSpan
An offset to apply to the DateTime object before it is formatted. If this argument is omitted, then no offset will be applied.

timeZoneInfo (Optional): Type: System TimeZoneInfo
The time zone to use. If this value is not specifed, then the local timezone will be used.

timeZoneOffset (Optional): Type: System TimeSpan
An offset from UTC of the time zone to use. Note that this argument is ignored if a timeZoneInfo is specified.

formatProvider (Optional): Type: System IFormatProvider
An object that supplies culture-specific formatting information. If this argument is omitted, then the current culture will be used.

Return Value

A string representation of the DateTime.

Remarks

The format string should be a standard date and time format string, as described Online

here

Examples

C++

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// format the current DateTime, plus one hour 
string formattedDateTime = FormatDateTime("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss", offset: TimeSpan.FromHours(1));

// format the current DateTime, plus one hour 
string formattedDateTime = FormatDateTime("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss", offset: TimeSpan.FromHours(1));