Cultural specific data annotations

Question

I\'m trying to get cultural specific data annotations.

[DisplayFormat(DataFormatString = \"{0:d}\")]
public DateTime Date{ get; set; }

I though

Answer 1

This format is culture specific. You must be doing something wrong.

1. Create a new ASP.NET MVC application using the default template

2. Add a view model:

   public class MyViewModel
   {
       [DisplayFormat(DataFormatString = "{0:d}")]
       public DateTime Date { get; set; }
   }
   

3. A controller:

   public class HomeController : Controller
   {
       public ActionResult Index()
       {
           return View(new MyViewModel
           {
               Date = DateTime.Now,
           });
       }
   }
   

4. And a view:

   @using MvcApplication1.Models
   @model MyViewModel
   
   @Html.DisplayFor(x => x.Date)
   

Now force the culture in your web.config to some specific culture:

    
    ...

So make sure you set the culture to auto in this case:

    
    ...

Then the browser will send the proper Accept-Language request header that looks like this:

and obviously the result will be formatted as expected: