What's the simplest way to format a .NET DateTime according to YYYYMMDD or the like?

Question

I have a DateTime class and wish to display it according to some format... in this case, I specifically want to format it as YYYYMMDD format.

What's the best C#/.NET API function for doing this?

Answer 1

DateTime.ToString()

Look at the docs for the format string details.

Answer 2

ToString(format)? i.e.

string s = DateTime.Today.ToString("yyyyMMdd");

(note the case)

Answer 3

I always use this site to get any dates formats etc. http://blog.stevex.net/index.php/string-formatting-in-csharp/

Answer 4

DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyyMMdd");

Answer 5

myDateTime.ToString("yyyyMMdd")

Here you can find a comprehesive list of DateTime patterns and pattern characters: DateTime.ToString() Patterns