Extract dd from dd/mm/yyyy

#1

Hi I have string variable containing date from which I would like to extract only the day.

Date format: dd/mm/yyyy

#2

@niranjan7988, String Date = Your_Variable.Split("/"c)(0)

Regards,
Dominic

#3 
DateTime date_var= new DateTime(2017, 10, 13);
Console.WriteLine(date_var.Day);

even

datetime.ToString("dd")

will also work

Regards…!!
Aksh

#4

try this -
Date.ParseExact(string,“dd/mm/yyyy”,System.Globalization.DateTimeFormatInfo.InvariantInfo).ToString(“dd”)
or
Left(string,2)

#5

Hi Dominic,

Found this one as a solution to one of my problems, Just curious to know what is it(("/"c)(0) called?

Thanks
Kiran

#6

Hi @kiranmili,

Split the string based on “/” so you can get the value.

For example “01/02/2018” is your string, so you are going to split using “/”

yourstring.Split("/"c")
so you can get the array value like 01,02,2018 totally 3 values

yourstring.Split("/"c")(0) -.> so you will get the first value of the array.

Refer this link
https://www.dotnetperls.com/split

Regards, Arivu :slight_smile:

#7

Thanks Arivu,

I understood the split string and how it works but what is the “c” inside the split function. c as in character? or what it refers to .

It will be really helpful if you can provide input on this, as i have another scenario with a string with Unicode characters.So understanding this will be useful to direct me what i can use for unicode chracters.

Thanks again,
kiran

#8

Hi @kiranmili,

You can try like the below statement, where you need to pass a string instead of the date value in it.

DateTime.ParseExact(Convert.ToDateTime(“06/19/2018”).Date.ToString(“MM/dd/yyyy”), “MM/dd/yyyy”, Nothing).ToString(“dd”)