Not getting proper date time format in c#

Question

I'm unable get local time . im getting data like this from the api

sample data

 2017-03-06T09:34:20.545Z

Desired Out put

3/6/2017, 3:04:20 PM

im getting value like this - 06/03/2017 04:34:20 AM

how to get the proper time in the format "3/6/2017, 3:04:20 PM".

i tried to localize the time but its giving incorrect date time.

data type

  public string UpdatedTime { get; set; }

string updtime = bin.timestamp;//03/06/2017 12:51:33 binModel.UpdatedTime = Convert.ToDateTime(updtime).ToString("M/d/yyyy, h:mm:ss tt", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);//expected time - 3/6/2017, 6:21:33 PM

Answer 1

Try this Code:

private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
         label1.Text = DateTime.Now.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy,hh:mm:ss tt"); // case sensitive
    }

Answer 2

You have incorrect format here:

"dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss tt"

HH is used for 24 hours format, but you use AM/PM so you need 12 hours format. Use hh.

You sample data is:

2017-03-06T09:34:20.545Z

it means. year is 2017, month is 03, day is 06 and the same for time.

For desired output you need Month/Day/Year. But you use this format:

"dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss tt"

here you get Day/Month/Year.

You should change your format to (also without zeros in front and with comma):

"M/d/yyyy, h:mm:ss tt"

Answer 3

I personally always reference this page when I forget how to format timestamps. If you must use strings, and not DateTime, you can do this.

obj.UpdatedTime = string.Format("{0: d/m/yyyy, HH:mm:ss tt", Convert.ToDateTime(data)});

The format of the string can be whatever your choosing, but the page linked has always been the most helpful for me. If you can use a DateTime property, just do this. You will always want to wrap this in a try/catch and verify you're getting a value you want.

obj.UpdatedTime = Convert.ToDateTime(data);

Cheers