How to display short date from DateTime field in label?

c#, datetime, sql-server-2008, visual-studio, winforms

Solution

You can use `DateTime.ToShortDateString`:

label_date.Text = myDateTimeField.ToShortDateString();

Remarks:

The value of the current DateTime object is formatted using the pattern defined by the DateTimeFormatInfo.ShortDatePattern property associated with the current thread culture. The return value is identical to the value returned by specifying the "d" standard DateTime format string with the ToString(String) method.

The string returned by the ToShortDateString method is culture-sensitive. It reflects the pattern defined by the current culture's DateTimeFormatInfo object. For example, for the en-US culture, the standard short date pattern is "M/d/yyyy"; for the de-DE culture, it is "dd.MM.yyyy"; for the ja-JP culture, it is "yyyy/M/d". The specific format string on a particular computer can also be customized so that it differs from the standard short date format string.

Problem

I have a DateTime field in my SQL Server DB, and I would like to display just the date in short date form on a label in a WinForm (C#). I still get 06/01/2013 12:00:00, though, even when using: ``` label_date.Text = myDateTimeField.Date.ToString(); ``` To extract the time for later use, I use: ``` label_time.Text = myDateTimeField.TimeOfDay.ToString(); ``` and that works just fine. Anyone know how to get the date out alone?

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