Show DateTimeOffset in View as normal Date Format

Question

I want, that my DateTimeOffset in the database outputs in the View as a normal date (for example -> 10.12.2011). But it shows the date format like this -> 10.12.2011 12:30:30 +00:00. I only want to change the dateformat in the view.

My ParticialView looks like this:

@foreach (var ShippedData in Model.ShippedData) {
    <tr>
      <td>@ShippedData.ReceiveDate.ToString()</td>
    </tr>
}

My Model like this:

[DisplayFormat(ApplyFormatInEditMode = true, DataFormatString = "{0:yyyy/MM/dd}")]
public DateTimeOffset? ReceiveDate { get; set; }

Wrong Output: 10.12.2011 12:30:30 +00:00

Correct Output should be: 10.12.2011

Answer 1

Calling ToString() just returns the default formatting. You either need to use DisplayFor so that the DisplayFormat attribute will be utilized:

@Html.DisplayFor(m => ShippedData.ReceiveDate)

Or, include your desired formatting in ToString:

@ShippedData.ReceiveDate.ToString("yyyy/MM/dd")