How to display DateTime with an abbreviated Time Zone?

Question

I am aware of the System.TimeZone class as well as the many uses of the DateTime.ToString() method. What I haven\'t been able to find is a way to convert a DateTime to a st

Answer 1

Use nodatime.

The following function takes a DateTime in UTC time and formats it with abbreviated local system timezone. Use x in format string for abbreviated timezone. Look for custom formatting here.

    public static string ConvertToFormattedLocalTimeWithTimezone(DateTime dateTimeUtc)
    {
        var tz = DateTimeZoneProviders.Tzdb.GetSystemDefault(); // Get the system's time zone
        var zdt = new ZonedDateTime(Instant.FromDateTimeUtc(dateTimeUtc), tz);
        return zdt.ToString("MM'/'dd'/'yyyy' 'hh':'mm':'ss' 'tt' 'x", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
    }