DateTime toString Conversion error

Question

when i run the following code:

 DateTime.ParseExact("03-08-2013", "dd-mm-yyyy", null).ToString("dd-MMM-yyyy")

I get "03-jan-2013"

why does it convert august to january?

Tim Schmelter · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-26 22:05:06Z

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Lowercase mm means minute instead of month, so this should work as desired:

DateTime.ParseExact("03-08-2013", "dd-MM-yyyy", null).ToString("dd-MMM-yyyy")

Output: 03-Aug-2013

answered Aug 26, 2013 at 22:05

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1 Comment

No, the former means the 8th minute in 2013 and the latter the 8th month.

Jahan Afshari · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-26 22:07:50Z

You have "MMM" in the ToString() method, which means you will get a 3-letter month abbreviation. See a helpful article on the topic at http://www.csharp-examples.net/string-format-datetime/.