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GMail and iCloud style Date Formatting
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public enum TimeFormat | |
{ | |
Auto, | |
IfPresent, | |
Always, | |
Today, | |
Never | |
} | |
public static class DateExtensions | |
{ | |
const string DefaultDateFormat = "{0:MM/dd/yyyy}"; | |
const string DefaultDateNoYearFormat = "{0:dd MMM}"; | |
const string DefaultWeekDateFormat = "{0:ddd}"; | |
const string DefaultDateTimeFormat = "{0:dd MMM yyyy hh:mm tt}"; | |
const string DefaultTimeFormat = "{0:hh:mm tt}"; | |
public static DateTime GetStartOfWeek(this DateTime dateTime) | |
{ | |
DayOfWeek day = dateTime.DayOfWeek; | |
int days = day - DayOfWeek.Monday; | |
return dateTime.AddDays(-days); | |
} | |
public static DateTime GetEndOfWeek(this DateTime dateTime) | |
{ | |
DayOfWeek day = dateTime.DayOfWeek; | |
int days = DayOfWeek.Saturday - day; | |
return dateTime.AddDays(days); | |
} | |
public static string ToDisplayText(this DateTime dateTime, TimeFormat timeFormat = TimeFormat.Auto) | |
{ | |
StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder(); | |
if (DateTime.Today != dateTime.Date) | |
{ | |
//TimeSpan elapsed = (DateTime.Now - dateTime); | |
if (dateTime >= DateTime.Today.GetStartOfWeek() && dateTime <= DateTime.Today.GetEndOfWeek()) | |
builder.AppendFormat(DefaultWeekDateFormat, dateTime); | |
else | |
builder.AppendFormat(dateTime.Year == DateTime.Today.Year | |
? DefaultDateNoYearFormat | |
: DefaultDateFormat, dateTime); | |
} | |
switch (timeFormat) | |
{ | |
case TimeFormat.Auto: // In auto mode we use the Today Logic | |
case TimeFormat.Today: | |
if (dateTime.Date == DateTime.Today && dateTime.TimeOfDay.TotalSeconds > 0.0) | |
goto case TimeFormat.Always; | |
break; | |
case TimeFormat.IfPresent: | |
if (dateTime.TimeOfDay.TotalSeconds > 0.0) | |
goto case TimeFormat.Always; | |
break; | |
case TimeFormat.Always: | |
builder.Append(' '); | |
builder.AppendFormat(DefaultTimeFormat, dateTime); | |
break; | |
case TimeFormat.Never: | |
break; | |
} | |
return builder.ToString(); | |
} | |
} |
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