Using Dates in an MVC application

Question

I have coded a MVC 5 internet application and have a question in regards to international dates.

I am wishing to add a create date field to each of my objects when my objects are saved into a SQL database. As this application will be used internationally, what format should I use for the dates and do I need to use a specific UTC?

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

The most common .NET type is DateTime. A DateTime stores a date and optionally a time. It has a Kind property which determines if the value is one of three: local, UTC, or unspecified. Another type is called DateTimeOffset. A DateTimeOffset stores a date and time relative to UTC. Additionally, it stores an offset from UTC as TimeSpan.

Console.WriteLine (DateTime.Now); // 1/28/2014 2:53:50 PM

Console.WriteLine (DateTimeOffset.Now); // 1/28/2014 2:53:50 PM -08:00

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