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Kentico - Get/Format Date Time

I have the following code in the page template but don't know how to format ReleaseDate to display full month and year e.g. October 2016. Please help!

<ul class="icon-list">     
<cms:CMSWebPartZone ZoneID="ZoneLinks" runat="server" />
<li class="date inline">Published: <%= CurrentDocument.GetValue("ReleaseDate") %></li>
</ul>

In a different transformation, I have this <%# GetDateTime("ReleaseDate", "MMMM yyyy") %> and it works, but I don't know how to use it in the above context. I have tried CurrentDocument.GetDateTime(....), but didn't work.

Solution

  • You can't use transformation methods outside transformations. However, you can use vanilla .NET approach:

    <%= ((DateTime)CurrentDocument.GetValue("ReleaseDate")).ToString("MMMM yyyy") %>

    Make sure you apply a null check if ReleaseDate can be null.