C# - Get short month name from month int value

Monday, July 02, 2007 9:52 AM

Ok, I've been asked one too many times about how to convert a month int value to a short or long month name - so here goes nothing.

   1: /// <summary>

   2: /// Start program

   3: /// </summary>

   4: /// <param name="args">Arguaments not required</param>

   5: static void Main(string[] args)

   6: {

   7:     for (int month = 1; month < 13; month++)

   8:     {

   9:         System.Console.WriteLine(GetMonthName(month, true));

  10:     }

11:

  12:     System.Console.ReadKey();

  13: }

14:

  15: /// <summary>

  16: /// Converts the given month int to month name

  17: /// </summary>

  18: /// <param name="month">month in</param>

  19: /// <param name="abbrev">return abbreviated or not</param>

  20: /// <returns>Short or long month name</returns>

  21: private static string GetMonthName(int month, bool abbrev)

  22: {

  23:     DateTime date = new DateTime(1900, month, 1);

  24:     if (abbrev) return date.ToString("MMM");

  25:     return date.ToString("MMMM");

  26: }

Your Comments.

# re: C# - Get short month name from month int value
very good, short and precisely what i needed. Used to use multiple select case statements, but i always knew it was the wrong way to go about it.

Left by Stephen at 6/4/2008 5:21 AM
# re: C# - Get short month name from month int value
'' Instead of executing please try this code
= MonthName(1) ' Will return january

Left by Rajasekar P at 8/19/2008 9:41 AM
# re: C# - Get short month name from month int value
good

Left by eded at 5/6/2009 3:54 AM
# re: C# - Get short month name from month int value
ujhgjhgjhg hg gj

Left by ghfghfghfgh at 10/10/2009 5:00 AM
# re: C# - Get short month name from month int value
Quite inspiring,

Thanks

Left by UK Software company at 11/26/2009 7:25 AM