DateTime format release

Question

Why does the slash change to a dash when providing an explicit date format (screen below)?

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jwaliszko Apr 05 '11 at 21:59

2 answers

Try

.ToString("dd'/'MM'/'yyyy")

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Bala r Apr 05 '11 at 10:07

phoog · Accepted Answer · 2011-04-05T22:02:02+0000

Because the slash is a locale specific date separator. To insert a slash explicitly, you need to avoid it. See Documentation