[2.0] date/time

[arshesander]

how to set the time, using this code doesnt work;

label1.caption = datetime.now
label2.caption = time

[jmcilhinney]

DateTime.Now returns a DateTime object containing the current date and time. DateTime.Today returns a DateTime object containing the current date with the time zeroed to midnight. If you want to display some or all of those values you need to convert them to strings, as you do with all object before displaying them in Labels. Note also that Labels have no Caption property:

DateTime currentTime = DateTime.Now;
 
label1.Text = currentTime.ToShortDateString();
label2.Text = currentTime.ToShortTimeString();

There are many variations that give you complete control over how the date and/or time is formatted too. See the DateTime.ToString method documentation for more information.

[RaviIntegra]

DateTime d=new DateTime();
MessageBox.Show(d.Date.ToShortDateString());

Try this code this will work

[jmcilhinney]

DateTime d=new DateTime();
MessageBox.Show(d.Date.ToShortDateString());

Try this code this will work

Gee, why didn't I think of that? Hang on, I did! By all means contribute but suggesting the same thing as someone else days afterwards isn't really a contribution.

[kregg]

Lol. Very true jmcilhinney.

To OP: You can press F1 on the keyboard in Visual C# Express Edition and use the search feature. You'd be suprised by the amount of info they will have.

EDIT: Changed first sentence after reading jmcilhinney's well explained post.