How to Convert DateTime to String
Convert a DateTime to a string or other data types.
Converting DateTime
The DateTime structure is full with self-explanatory conversion methods that convert a DateTime to a specified type. These methods are ToBinary, ToFileTime, ToLocalTime, ToLongDateString, ToLongTimeString, ToOADate, ToShortDateString, ToShortTimeString, ToString, and ToUniversalTime.
The code snippet in Listing 16 uses some of these methods to convert a DateTime to specified types.
Private Sub ConvertDateTimeToTypes()
Dim dob As DateTime = New DateTime(2002, 10, 22)
Console.WriteLine("ToString: " + dob.ToString())
Console.WriteLine("ToBinary: " + dob.ToBinary())
Console.WriteLine("ToFileTime: " + dob.ToFileTime())
Console.WriteLine("ToLocalTime: " + dob.ToLocalTime())
Console.WriteLine("ToLongDateString: " + dob.ToLongDateString())
Console.WriteLine("ToLongTimeString: " + dob.ToLongTimeString())
Console.WriteLine("ToOADate: " + dob.ToOADate())
Console.WriteLine("ToShortDateString: " + dob.ToShortDateString())
Console.WriteLine("ToShortTimeString: " + dob.ToShortTimeString())
Console.WriteLine("ToUniversalTime: " + dob.ToUniversalTime())
End Sub