Appending AM and PM to a label forTime Control

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Hi GoodMorning,

I have a statusbar which has toolstriplabels.

I am working to show time at bottom of my page, which I have done.
My problem is to show AM and PM based on time.

Windows applications,C#.

Hope you Understood.

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---Narendra

Posted 2-Dec-10 15:35pm

narendra999

Updated 2-Dec-10 22:21pm

Dalek Dave

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Dalek Dave 3-Dec-10 4:21am

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JOAT-MON · Accepted Answer · 2010-12-02T16:53:00

Solution 1

Here are a couple ways to show AM and PM with your time:

1. Use the LongTime format:

C#

toolstriplabel1.Text = DateTime.Now.ToLongTimeString();

2. Use a custom format [^] to specify a 12-hour time:

C#

toolstriplabel1.Text = DateTime.Now.ToString("hh:mm tt");

Posted 2-Dec-10 16:53pm

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Updated 2-Dec-10 22:01pm

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narendra999 2-Dec-10 23:27pm

if we add "hh:mm tt" we will get am and pm appended to time

JOAT-MON 3-Dec-10 4:00am

Right, good catch! Sorry I missed that when I typed it in.

Dalek Dave 3-Dec-10 4:21am

Good Call.