How to display only DATE part on View in ASP.NET MVC

Question

I'm trying to display only date part on my view, value I'm getting from database is pretty big and I really don't need informations like hrs, mns, seconds etc, I'm only interested in date, for example I would like to display only :

17/04/2017

And this is what I've tried so far:

<td>
       @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => ((DateTime)item.ValidFrom).ToString("dd/MM/yyyy"))
</td>
<td>
       @Html.DisplayFor(modelItem => ((DateTime)item.ValidTo).ToString("dd/MM/yyyy"))
</td>

Here is the DateType of my Properties:

public System.DateTime ValidFrom { get; set; }
public Nullable<System.DateTime> ValidTo { get; set;

And here is the issue I get: [![enter image description here][1]][1]

Rion Williams · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-17 21:25:02Z

3

Just Output Directly

Instead of using the DisplayFor() helper method, you might consider just outputting the values directly if that would work for you:

<td>
   @modelItem.ValidFrom.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy")
</td>
<td>
   @modelItem.ValidTo?.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy")
</td>

Consider ViewModel-Level Formatting

Another possibly better option, would be performing this within your ViewModel itself as opposed to within the View:

public System.DateTime ValidFrom { get; set; }
public Nullable<System.DateTime> ValidTo { get; set; }

// These will be formatted versions of the properties specifically for output
public string FormattedFrom => ValidFrom.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy");
public string FormattedTo => ValidTo?.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy") ?? "Present";

And then simply use those properties instead:

<td>
   @Model.FormattedFrom
</td>

<td>
   @Model.FormattedTo
</td>

edited Apr 17, 2017 at 21:25

answered Apr 17, 2017 at 21:17

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Roxy'Pro Over a year ago

This is cool I will accept answer soon, but what's gonna happen when I upadate my model from database than stuffs I added in my class will be lost, how could I solve this, somehow with partial classes or whatever?

Roxy'Pro Over a year ago

and when I apply this code I am getting issue : "ValidTo" is property but is used like a type?

Rion Williams Over a year ago

Those properties FormattedFrom and FormattedTo are essentially only getters, and thus will only use whatever data is present in the model itself, so you should be safe moving forward with that code. Additionally, there was a syntax error within the previous FormattedTo declaration, which should be resolved now.

Roxy'Pro Over a year ago

outputting the values directly might work for me, in first case ValidFrom is displayed clear, but in second case when I add " ? " than it display this : 31.12.3000 0:00:00?.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy")) ....

Rion Williams Over a year ago

It may not like the newer C# syntax, try this @(modelItem.ValidTo.HasValue ? modelItem.ValidTo.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy") : "Present").

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Taher A. Ghaleb · Accepted Answer · 2018-11-25 08:15:34Z

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The solution might not be great in looking but I tried it and working for me. You can try and use it for faster and temporary time.

@Html.FormatValue("yyy-MM-dd", item.date.ToString("yyy-MM-dd"))

edited Nov 25, 2018 at 8:15

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answered Nov 24, 2018 at 21:31

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Nik · Accepted Answer · 2023-11-28 23:41:47Z

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This works for me:

<dd>
      @Convert.ToDateTime(Model.insertDateTimeFiled).ToString("dd-MM-yyyy")
</dd>

If you only write:

Model.insertDateTimeFiled.ToString("dd-MM-yyyy")

it trows "No overload for method 'ToString()' takes 1 argument

answered Nov 28, 2023 at 23:41

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