Dart package that offers support for formatting DateTime's according to the same rules as .NET does with their Format Strings.

There are some quirks: Because this package is based on both Intl and Timezone, some of the formatting available doesn't line up 1:1 with .NET. as an example, using the italian locale it, the time separator should return ., but instead it currently returns :. For the most part, the mismatches are small.

Usage

Singleton

  // May 8th, 2023 T 2:42:33.2332
  var dtWithEmptyMilliseconds = DateTime(2023, 05, 08, 14, 42, 50, 000, 678);

  // Formatting with a raw character, in multiple mode
  dtWithEmptyMilliseconds.formatAsDotNET("d"); // "5/8/2023"

Multiple

  // May 8th, 2023 T 2:42:33.2332
  var dtWithEmptyMilliseconds = DateTime(2023, 05, 08, 14, 42, 50, 000, 678);

  // Formatting with a raw character, in singleton mode
  dtWithEmptyMilliseconds.formatAsDotNET("dd-MM-yy"); // "05-08-23"

Supported Tokens

When only one token is supplied, the parser enters singleton mode, which parses specific tokens as short-hand for fully formed regular date formats:

Singleton Tokens

Multiple Tokens

When multiple tokens are supplied, the parser will parse each token individually, allowing construction of to-order time formats:

String Literals

Add your literal string in "quotation marks" to get a literal, unparsed string in the output:

final now = DateTime.now();
now.formatAsDotNET('dd "days"') // "15 days"

Contributing

To contribute to this library, consider contributing to the underlying Timezone, or filing issues with Intl. For changes to this actual package, visit the github at https://github.com/0xNF/dart_.netstrftime