how to get the current date in c# code example

Example 1: c# get time

//Return the time from DateTime object in string format
var timeString = DateTime.Now.ToString("hh:mm:ss");

//Return time in 24h format
var time24 = DateTime.Now.ToString("HH:mm:ss");
  
//Use short time format to return string value
var timeString = DateTime.Now.ToString("t");
var shortTimeStr = DateTime.Now.ToShortTimeString();

//Use long time format
var longTimeStr = DateTime.Now.ToLongTimeString();
var longtimestr = DateTime.Now.ToString("T");

//Return a TimeSpan from midnight
var timeSpan = DateTime.Now.TimeOfDay;

Example 2: c# get current date

DateTime now = DateTime.Now;

Example 3: c# get today's date

DateTime today = DateTime.Today;

Example 4: c# datetime current

DateTime now = DateTime.Now;
string strDate = now.ToString("YYYY-MM-dd");