How to format date in mvc web grid

Question

I have a web grid and I am not using razor syntex.Rather I am using the .aspx form. the code is below;

<%
    var grid = new WebGrid(Model,defaultSort:\"Publi         


        

Answer 1

grid.Column(
    "PublishDate", 
    "Published on",
    format: (item) => string.Format("{0:dd-MMM-yyyy}", item.PublishDate)
)