How to custom the datetime format like "1st of february 2016"? in vb.net

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I've been searching for codes that could output like "1st of February 2016" based on the datetimepicker date i chose.

Is there a custom format for that? Thanks in advance!

What I have tried:

For the meantime, I rely on the datetime.now.toString("MMMM dd,yyyy").

Posted 13-Feb-16 0:02am

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Ivan_FM · Answer 1 · 2016-02-13T00:27:00

Hi!

The best way is to make a own function that retrieves the desired format that you want.

But according to this:

M       One-digit month number.
d       One-digit day of the month.
HH      Two-digit hours on 24-hour scale.
mm      Two-digit minutes.
yy      Two-digit year.

You also can try this options:

VB.NET

Sub Main()
    Dim Rightnow As DateTime = DateTime.Now
    MessageBox.Show(Rightnow.ToString("d"))
    MessageBox.Show(Rightnow.ToString("D"))
    MessageBox.Show(Rightnow.ToString("f"))
    MessageBox.Show(Rightnow.ToString("F"))
    MessageBox.Show(Rightnow.ToString("g"))
    MessageBox.Show(Rightnow.ToString("G"))
    MessageBox.Show(Rightnow.ToString("m"))
    MessageBox.Show(Rightnow.ToString("M"))
    MessageBox.Show(Rightnow.ToString("o"))
    MessageBox.Show(Rightnow.ToString("O"))
    MessageBox.Show(Rightnow.ToString("s"))
    MessageBox.Show(Rightnow.ToString("t"))
    MessageBox.Show(Rightnow.ToString("T"))
    MessageBox.Show(Rightnow.ToString("u"))
    MessageBox.Show(Rightnow.ToString("U"))
    MessageBox.Show(Rightnow.ToString("y"))
    MessageBox.Show(Rightnow.ToString("Y"))
End Sub

And that will show something like:
"13/02/2016"
"dissabte, 13 de febrer de 2016"
"dissabte, 13 de febrer de 2016 12:23"
"dissabte, 13 de febrer de 2016 12:23:56"
"13/02/2016 12:23"
"13/02/2016 12:23:56"
"13 de febrer"
"13 de febrer"
"2016-02-13T12:23:56.9722631+01:00"
"2016-02-13T12:23:56.9722631+01:00"
"2016-02-13T12:23:56"
"12:23"
"12:23:56"
"2016-02-13 12:23:56Z" &
"dissabte, 13 de febrer de 2016 11:23:56" &
"de febrer de 2016"
"de febrer de 2016"

My results appears in Catalan because of the regional config :P

Hope this helps you! ;)