Removing Time from DateTime

Question

My sample code for solving this problem:

    public class Person
    {
        private DateTime _date;
        public string Name { get; set; }
        public DateTime DateOfBirth { get { return _date.Date; } set { _date = value; } }
    }
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Person p = new Person();
            p.Name = "AAA";
            p.DateOfBirth = new DateTime(2005,3,2,5,5,5);

            Console.WriteLine(p.DateOfBirth);
            Console.ReadKey();
        }
    }

In this case output is:

02.03.2005 00:00:00

Technically it removed the time, but still returns 00:00:00 as an hour. How can i actually get rid of time? A lot of people post this as solution, but it doesn't really solve the problem.

My expected output is:

02.03.2005

Do you want a string representation with out the time or an `DateTime` instance without time? — Ackdari, May 12 '20 at 10:36
[DateTime.Date Property](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.datetime.date?view=netcore-3.1) and use corresponding [format](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/base-types/custom-date-and-time-format-strings) to convert to needed string representation. — Guru Stron, May 12 '20 at 10:36
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6121271/how-to-remove-time-portion-of-date-in-c-sharp-in-datetime-object-only — Noorul, May 12 '20 at 10:58
Does this answer your question? [How to remove time portion of date in C# in DateTime object only?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6121271/how-to-remove-time-portion-of-date-in-c-sharp-in-datetime-object-only) — user4157124, May 12 '20 at 22:22

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 12 '20 at 10:35

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You'll need to tell it a format specifier;

Console.WriteLine(p.DateOfBirth.ToString("..."));

where "..." is your choice; "d" maybe (short date). See standard and custom formats.

answered May 12 '20 at 10:35

Marc Gravell

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered May 12 '20 at 10:38

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you need to format the date refer https://www.csharp-examples.net/string-format-datetime/

alternatively you can use .ToString() with specified format,

answered May 12 '20 at 10:38

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Prakash · Answer 3 · 2020-05-12T10:44:08.777

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you can use below code

Console.WriteLine(p.DateOfBirth.ToString("MM.dd.yyyy"));

place MM for month dd for day of month as per your convenience

edited May 12 '20 at 10:44

answered May 12 '20 at 10:38

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Removing Time from DateTime

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