C# Date Time Tutorial with Examples

public DateTime(int year, int month, int day)

public DateTime(int year, int month, int day, Calendar calendar)

public DateTime(int year, int month, int day, int hour, int minute, int second)

public DateTime(int year, int month, int day, int hour, int minute, int second, Calendar calendar)

public DateTime(int year, int month, int day, int hour, int minute, int second, DateTimeKind kind)

public DateTime(int year, int month, int day, int hour, int minute, int second, int millisecond)

public DateTime(int year, int month, int day, int hour,
                    int minute, int second, int millisecond, Calendar calendar)

public DateTime(int year, int month, int day, int hour,
                   int minute, int second, int millisecond, Calendar calendar, DateTimeKind kind)

public DateTime(int year, int month, int day, int hour,
                    int minute, int second, int millisecond, DateTimeKind kind)

public DateTime(long ticks)

public DateTime(long ticks, DateTimeKind kind)

// The object describes the current time.
DateTime now = DateTime.Now;

Console.WriteLine("Now is "+ now);

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace DateTimeTutorial
{
    class DateTimePropertiesExample
    { 
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Create a DateTime (year, month, day, hour, minute, second).
            DateTime aDateTime = new DateTime(2005, 11, 20, 12, 1, 10); 

            // Print out infos:
            Console.WriteLine("Day:{0}", aDateTime.Day);
            Console.WriteLine("Month:{0}", aDateTime.Month);
            Console.WriteLine("Year:{0}", aDateTime.Year);
            Console.WriteLine("Hour:{0}", aDateTime.Hour);
            Console.WriteLine("Minute:{0}", aDateTime.Minute);
            Console.WriteLine("Second:{0}", aDateTime.Second);
            Console.WriteLine("Millisecond:{0}", aDateTime.Millisecond);

            // Enum {Monday, Tuesday,... Sunday}
            DayOfWeek dayOfWeek = aDateTime.DayOfWeek;    
            Console.WriteLine("Day of Week:{0}", dayOfWeek );  
            Console.WriteLine("Day of Year: {0}", aDateTime.DayOfYear);

            // An object described only time (hour minute, ..)
            TimeSpan timeOfDay = aDateTime.TimeOfDay;  
            Console.WriteLine("Time of Day:{0}", timeOfDay);

            // Convert to Ticks (1 second= 10.000.000 Ticks)
            Console.WriteLine("Tick:{0}", aDateTime.Ticks);

            // {Local, Itc, Unspecified}
            DateTimeKind kind = aDateTime.Kind;  
            Console.WriteLine("Kind:{0}", kind); 
            Console.Read();
        }
    } 
}

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace DateTimeTutorial
{
    class AddSubtractExample
    { 
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Current Time
            DateTime aDateTime = DateTime.Now; 
            Console.WriteLine("Now is " + aDateTime);

            // An Interval.
            // 1 hour + 1 minute
            TimeSpan aInterval = new System.TimeSpan(0, 1, 1, 0);

            // Add an interval.
            DateTime newTime = aDateTime.Add(aInterval);  
            Console.WriteLine("After add 1 hour, 1 minute: " + newTime);

            // Subtract an interval.
            newTime = aDateTime.Subtract(aInterval); 
            Console.WriteLine("After subtract 1 hour, 1 minute: " + newTime); 
            Console.Read();
        }
    } 
}

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace DateTimeTutorial
{
    class AddSubtractExample2
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // The current time.
            DateTime aDateTime = DateTime.Now; 
            Console.WriteLine("Now is " + aDateTime);           

            // Add one year.
            DateTime newTime = aDateTime.AddYears(1);  
            Console.WriteLine("After add 1 year: " + newTime);

            // Subtract 1 hour
            newTime = aDateTime.AddHours(-1); 
            Console.WriteLine("After add -1 hour: " + newTime); 
            Console.Read();
        }
    } 
}

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace DateTimeTutorial
{
    class FirstLastDayDemo
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        { 
            Console.WriteLine("Today is " + DateTime.Today); 
            DateTime yesterday = GetYesterday(); 
            Console.WriteLine("Yesterday is " + yesterday); 
            // The first day of February 2015
            DateTime aDateTime = GetFistDayInMonth(2015, 2); 
            Console.WriteLine("First day of 2-2015: " + aDateTime); 
            // The last day of February 2015
            aDateTime = GetLastDayInMonth(2015, 2); 
            Console.WriteLine("Last day of 2-2015: " + aDateTime); 
            // The first day of 2015
            aDateTime = GetFirstDayInYear(2015); 
            Console.WriteLine("First day year 2015: " + aDateTime); 
            // The last day of 2015
            aDateTime = GetLastDayInYear(2015); 
            Console.WriteLine("Last day year 2015: " + aDateTime); 
            Console.Read();
        } 
        // Returns Yesterday.
        public static DateTime GetYesterday()
        {
            // Today.
            DateTime today = DateTime.Today;

            // Subtract 1 day.
            return today.AddDays(-1);
        } 
        // Returns the first day of the year
        public static DateTime GetFirstDayInYear(int year)
        {
            DateTime aDateTime = new DateTime(year, 1, 1);
            return aDateTime;
        } 
        // Returns the last day of the year
        public static DateTime GetLastDayInYear(int year)
        {
            DateTime aDateTime = new DateTime(year +1, 1, 1); 
            // Subtract 1 day.
            DateTime retDateTime = aDateTime.AddDays(-1);

            return retDateTime;
        } 
        // Return first day of Month.
        public static DateTime GetFistDayInMonth(int year, int month)
        {
            DateTime aDateTime = new DateTime(year, month, 1); 
            return aDateTime;
        } 
        // Return last day of Month.
        public static DateTime GetLastDayInMonth(int year, int month)
        {
            DateTime aDateTime = new DateTime(year, month, 1);

            // Add 1 month and substract 1 day.
            DateTime retDateTime = aDateTime.AddMonths(1).AddDays(-1); 
            return retDateTime;
        } 
    } 
}

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace DateTimeTutorial
{
    class IntervalDemo
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // The current time.
            DateTime aDateTime = DateTime.Now;

            // Time in 2000
            DateTime y2K = new DateTime(2000,1,1);

            // Interval from 2000 until now
            TimeSpan interval = aDateTime.Subtract(y2K); 

            Console.WriteLine("Interval from Y2K to Now: " + interval);

            Console.WriteLine("Days: " + interval.Days);
            Console.WriteLine("Hours: " + interval.Hours);
            Console.WriteLine("Minutes: " + interval.Minutes);
            Console.WriteLine("Seconds: " + interval.Seconds); 
            Console.Read();
        }
    } 
}

// If return value < 0 means firstDateTime is earlier
// If return value > 0 means firstDateTime is laster
// If return value = 0 means firstDateTime and secondDateTime same time
public static int Compare(DateTime firstDateTime, DateTime secondDateTime);

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace DateTimeTutorial
{
    class CompareDateTimeExample
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Current time.
            DateTime firstDateTime = new DateTime(2000, 9, 2); 
            DateTime secondDateTime = new DateTime(2011, 1, 20); 
            int compare = DateTime.Compare(firstDateTime, secondDateTime);

            Console.WriteLine("First DateTime: " + firstDateTime);
            Console.WriteLine("Second DateTime: " + secondDateTime);

            Console.WriteLine("Compare value: " + compare);// -1

            if (compare < 0)
            {
                // firstDateTime is earlier than secondDateTime.
                Console.WriteLine("firstDateTime is earlier than secondDateTime");
            }
            else
            {
                // firstDateTime is laster than secondDateTime
                Console.WriteLine("firstDateTime is laster than secondDateTime");
            } 
            Console.Read();
        }
    } 
}

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace DateTimeTutorial
{
    class AllStandardFormatsDemo
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        { 
            DateTime aDateTime = new DateTime(2015, 12, 20, 11, 30, 50); 
            // Date-time supported formats.
            string[] formattedStrings = aDateTime.GetDateTimeFormats();

            foreach (string format in formattedStrings)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(format);
            }  
            Console.Read();
        }
    } 
}

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Globalization;

namespace DateTimeTutorial
{
    class SimpleDateTimeFormat
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {

            DateTime aDateTime = new DateTime(2015, 12, 20, 11, 30, 50);

            Console.WriteLine("DateTime: " + aDateTime);

            String d_formatString = aDateTime.ToString("d");

            Console.WriteLine("Format 'd' : " + d_formatString);

            // An object described American culture (en-US Culture)
            CultureInfo enUs = new CultureInfo("en-US"); 

            // ==> 12/20/2015 (MM/dd/yyyy)
            Console.WriteLine("Format 'd' & en-US: " + aDateTime.ToString("d", enUs));

            // vietnam Culture.
            CultureInfo viVn = new CultureInfo("vi-VN");

            // ==> 12/20/2015 (dd/MM/yyyy)
            Console.WriteLine("Format 'd' & vi-VN: " + aDateTime.ToString("d", viVn));


            Console.Read();
        }
    }

}

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace DateTimeTutorial
{
    class SimpleDateTimeFormatAll
    {
        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            char[] formats = {'d', 'D','f','F','g','G','M', 'm','O', 'o','R', 'r','s','t','T','u','U','Y', 'y'};  
            DateTime aDateTime = new DateTime(2015, 12, 20, 11, 30, 50); 
            foreach (char ch in formats)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("\n======" + ch + " ========\n"); 
                // Date-time suppported Formats.
                string[] formattedStrings = aDateTime.GetDateTimeFormats(ch);

                foreach (string format in formattedStrings)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine(format);
                }
            } 
            Console.ReadLine();
        }
    } 
}

// Taken from HTTP header
string httpTime = "Fri, 21 Feb 2011 03:11:31 GMT";

// Taken from w3.org
string w3Time = "2016/05/26 14:37:11";

// Taken from nytimes.com
string nyTime = "Thursday, February 26, 2012";

// Taken from ISO Standard 8601 for Dates
string isoTime = "2016-02-10";

// Taken from Windows file system Created/Modified
string windowsTime = "11/21/2015 11:35 PM";

// Taken from Windows Date and Time panel
string windowsPanelTime = "11:07:03 PM";

string format = "dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss";

DateTime now = DateTime.Now;

// ==> 18/03/2016 23:49:39
string s = now.ToString(format);

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace DateTimeTutorial
{
    class CustomDateTimeFormatExample
    {

        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // A date and time format.
            string format = "dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss";

            DateTime now = DateTime.Now;

            string s = now.ToString(format);

            Console.WriteLine("Now: " + s);

            Console.Read();

        }

    }

}

public static DateTime Parse(string s)

public static DateTime Parse(string s, IFormatProvider provider)

public static DateTime Parse(string s, IFormatProvider provider, DateTimeStyles styles)


public static bool TryParseExact(string s, string format,
           IFormatProvider provider, DateTimeStyles style,
           out DateTime result)

public static bool TryParseExact(string s, string[] formats,
           IFormatProvider provider, DateTimeStyles style,
           out DateTime result)

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace DateTimeTutorial
{
    class ParseDateStringExample
    {

        public static void Main(string[] args)
        {

            string dateString = "20160319 09:57";

            // Use ParseExact to parse a String into DateTime.
            DateTime dateTime = DateTime.ParseExact(dateString, "yyyyMMdd HH:mm", null);

            Console.WriteLine("Input dateString: " + dateString);

            Console.WriteLine("Parse Results: " + dateTime.ToString("dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss"));

            // A Datetime string with leading white space
            dateString = "  20110319 11:57";

            // Using TryParseExact method.
            // This method returns true if the 'dateString' can be parsed.
            // And return value for parameter 'out dateTime'. 
            bool successful = DateTime.TryParseExact(dateString, "yyyyMMdd HH:mm", null,
                     System.Globalization.DateTimeStyles.AllowLeadingWhite,
                     out dateTime);

            Console.WriteLine("\n------------------------\n");

            Console.WriteLine("Input dateString: " + dateString);

            Console.WriteLine("Can Parse? :" + successful);

            if (successful)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Parse Results: " + dateTime.ToString("dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss"));
            }


            Console.Read();
        }
    }

}