How to fix date format in ASP .NET BoundField (DataFormatString)?

Question

I have a dynamic BoundField (for a DetailsView) with the following code:

BoundField bf1 = new BoundField();
bf1.DataField = \"CreateDate\";
bf1.DataFormatStr         


        

Answer 1

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.web.ui.webcontrols.boundfield.dataformatstring(v=vs.110).aspx?cs-save-lang=1&cs-lang=csharp#code-snippet-1 


In The above link you will find the answer

**C or c**

    Displays numeric values in currency format. You can specify the number of decimal places.
    Example:

Format: {0:C}
123.456 -> $123.46

**D or d**

    Displays integer values in decimal format. You can specify the number of digits. (Although the type is referred to as "decimal", the numbers are formatted as integers.)
    Example:
        Format: {0:D}
    1234 -> 1234
    Format: {0:D6}
    1234 -> 001234

    **E or e**
    Displays numeric values in scientific (exponential) format. You can specify the number of decimal places.
    Example:
    Format: {0:E}
    1052.0329112756 -> 1.052033E+003
    Format: {0:E2}
    -1052.0329112756 -> -1.05e+003

**F or f**
Displays numeric values in fixed format. You can specify the number of decimal places.
Example:
Format: {0:F}
1234.567 -> 1234.57
Format: {0:F3}
1234.567 -> 1234.567

**G or g**
Displays numeric values in general format (the most compact of either fixed-point or scientific notation). You can specify the number of significant digits.
Example:
Format: {0:G}
-123.456 -> -123.456
Format: {0:G2}
-123.456 -> -120

F or f
Displays numeric values in fixed format. You can specify the number of decimal places.
Format: {0:F}
1234.567 -> 1234.57
Format: {0:F3}
1234.567 -> 1234.567

G or g
Displays numeric values in general format (the most compact of either fixed-point or scientific notation). You can specify the number of significant digits.
Format: {0:G}
-123.456 -> -123.456
Format: {0:G2}
-123.456 -> -120

N or n
Displays numeric values in number format (including group separators and optional negative sign). You can specify the number of decimal places.
Format: {0:N}
1234.567 -> 1,234.57
Format: {0:N4}
1234.567 -> 1,234.5670

P or p
Displays numeric values in percent format. You can specify the number of decimal places.
Format: {0:P}
1 -> 100.00%
Format: {0:P1}
.5 -> 50.0%

R or r
Displays Single, Double, or BigInteger values in round-trip format.
Format: {0:R}
123456789.12345678 -> 123456789.12345678

X or x
Displays integer values in hexadecimal format. You can specify the number of digits.
Format: {0:X}
255 -> FF
Format: {0:x4}
255 -> 00ff