DateTime Format Example

Date Formatted Based on Culture Example

using System;
using System.Globalization;

namespace DateTimeFormatExample
{
  class Program
  {
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
      //This example is going to show how to format
      // a date for several cultures. We could pick
      // any date for this example, but just for kicks
      // we'll pick December 21, 2012. This date is
      // mysterious to astrologists and conspiracy
      // theorists because it is the end of the Mayan
      // calandar... will it be THE end? Who knows, but
      // we'll use it here for our example.
      // Declare the date December 21, 2012
      DateTime dt = new DateTime(2012, 12, 21, 4, 0, 0);

      //First let's print out for US English
      CultureInfo en_us_ci = new CultureInfo("en-US");
      //Print short date format
      Console.WriteLine("US English " + dt.ToString("d", en_us_ci));

      //Next let's print out for Chinese, PRC
      CultureInfo zh_cn_ci = new CultureInfo("zh-CN");
      Console.WriteLine("Chinese, PRC " + dt.ToString("d", zh_cn_ci));

      //Next let's print out for German (Germany)
      CultureInfo de_de_ci = new CultureInfo("de-DE");
      Console.WriteLine("German (Germany) " + dt.ToString("d", de_de_ci));

      //Next let's print out for Hebrew (Israel)
      CultureInfo he_il_ci = new CultureInfo("he-IL");
      Console.WriteLine("Hebrew (Israel) " + dt.ToString("d", he_il_ci));

      //Next let's print out for Punjabi (India)
      CultureInfo pa_in_ci = new CultureInfo("pa-IN");
      Console.WriteLine("Punjabi (India) " + dt.ToString("d", pa_in_ci));
    }
  }
}


Date Format Example Output
US English 12/21/2012
Chinese, PRC 2012/12/21
German (Germany) 21.12.2012
Hebrew (Israel) 21/12/2012
Punjabi (India) 21-12-12

Additional Resources
CultureInfo Class (Microsoft)