System Namespace   DateTime Structure

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Converts the value of this instance to its equivalent short date string representation.

[ VB ]
<Serializable>
Public Function ToShortDateString ( ) As String

[ C# ]
[ Serializable ]
public string ToShortDateString ( );

[ C++ ]
[ Serializable ]
public: String* ToShortDateString ( );

[ JScript ]
public Serializable
function ToShortDateString ( ) : String;

A string containing the numeric month, the numeric day of the month, and the year equivalent to the date value of this instance.

The value of this instance is formatted using the short date format character, 'd'. The return value is identical to the value returned by ToString ( "d", null ).

For more information about format characters, format patterns, and the output they produce, see the Format Specifiers and Providers topic. For more information about changing the format pattern associated with a format character see the DateTimeFormatInfo class.

This method uses formatting information derived from the current culture. For more information about the current culture, see the CurrentCulture class. You can use the CultureInfo.DateTimeFormat property to obtain the DateTimeFormatInfo for the current culture.

DateTime Members   Formatting Overview   CultureInfo   DateTimeFormat   DateTimeFormatInfo   ToString