Getting only time of a datetime object [duplicate]

Question

I am trying to get only the time of a DateTime object.

Let's say I have this object:

 Nullable<DateTime> data = new DateTime(2007,6,15,5 ,23,45);

I tryed using :

data.Value.ToShortTimeString()

And I recieve:

5:23 AM

I would like to be able to display only 5:23

How can I do that?

Answer 1

You can use the ToString method with the appropriate formatting string:

var time = date.ToString("H:mm");

Answer 2

You can use "H" custom format specifier.

The "H" custom format specifier represents the hour as a number from 0 through 23; that is, the hour is represented by a zero-based 24-hour clock that counts the hours since midnight. A single-digit hour is formatted without a leading zero.

Nullable<DateTime> data = new DateTime(2007, 6, 15, 5, 23, 45);
Console.WriteLine(data.Value.ToString("H:mm"));

Output will be;

5:23

Here is a DEMO.

For more information, check out Custom Date and Time Format Strings