C# DateTime to “YYYYMMDDHHMMSS” format

Question

I want to convert a C# DateTime to \"YYYYMMDDHHMMSS\" format. But I don\'t find a built in method to get this format? Any comments?

Answer 1

Specify formatted DateTime as Utc:

Step 1 - Initial date

var initialDtm = DateTime.Now;

Step 2 - Format date as willing ("yyyyMMddHHmmss")

var formattedDtm = DateTime.ParseExact(initialDtm.ToString("yyyyMMddHHmmss"), "yyyyMMddHHmmss", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);    

Step 3 - Specify kind of date (Utc)

var specifiedDtm = DateTime.SpecifyKind( formattedDtm, DateTimeKind.Utc);