cant format datetime using dataformatstring

Question

For some reason i can not format the text of my date in a gridview

<asp:BoundField DataField="deptdate" HeaderText="Departure Date" dataformatstring="{0:ddd, MM/d/yyyy}" htmlencode="False" SortExpression="deptdate" />

I still get this:

May 10 2011 12:00AM

I DID NOT SET MY FIELD TO DATETIME IN THE DATABASE...DOY

Answer 1

Since Q2 2013 the RadHtmlChart can be databound to DateTime objects, so that XAxis Labels, Series Labels and ToolTips can be formatted to the desired date format. More information on formatting dates is available in Date Axis article: http://www.telerik.com/help/aspnet-ajax/htmlchart-date-axis.html

Answer 2

Have you tried this approach?

http://peterkellner.net/2006/05/24/how-to-set-a-date-format-in-gridview-using-aspnet-20using-htmlencode-property/

<asp id="GridView1" runat="server" :GridView>
<columns>
  <asp headertext="CreationDate" dataformatstring="{0:M-dd-yyyy}" 
       datafield="CreationDate" :BoundField HtmlEncode="false" />
</columns>

Answer 3

You can use DataFormatString="{0:d}" for short date format in your column definition.