Ordinals in .Net

We have all come across projects where we have to display the date, but not just the date, also the ordinal that goes with the date.

Example:July 31st 2012, 10:27 AM

The standard .Net library only offers a July 31 2012, 10:27 AM without the "st"

To achive this, simply create a function and use it in your code.

    '[String].Format("{0:dddd}, {1} {0:MMMM} {0:yyyy}", [date], AppendDaySuffix([date].Day))
    Public Function AppendDaySuffix(day As Integer) As String
        Dim daySuffix As String = ""
        If day = 1 OrElse day = 21 OrElse day = 31 Then
            daySuffix = "st"
        ElseIf day = 2 OrElse day = 22 Then
            daySuffix = "nd"
        ElseIf day = 3 OrElse day = 23 Then
            daySuffix = "rd"
        Else
            daySuffix = "th"
        End If
        Return (day & daySuffix)
    End Function

And wherever you are trying to print the output to, simply use
<%=String.Format("{0:MMMM} {1} {0:yyyy}, {0:hh}:{0:mm} {0:tt}",Now, AppendDaySuffix(Now.Day))%>

I hope this helps you save time searching for a solution.

Please provide your feedback.

Smit Shah

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Ordinals in .Net