How to format Timespan object to string

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I'm looking for the following format: 00:00:00

Using the section as a reference here. This should technically work .ToString("hh:mm:ss") but it is complaining there is a syntax error.

Note: ToString("g") is close but gives me this format 0:0:0.0000.... I want the formatter to either truncate or round if the value in question is not a whole number.

You can read all about custom `TimeSpan` format strings here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee372287.aspx. — Martin Liversage, Jul 30 '12 at 23:38
Duplicate of http://stackoverflow.com/questions/842057/how-do-i-convert-a-timespan-to-a-formatted-string (which is also a duplicate!) — Gonzalo.-, Jul 30 '12 at 23:41
@ElVieejo Which none of the answers answer my question like Jmyster or Bjorn has. — The Muffin Man, Jul 31 '12 at 03:37

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 30 '12 at 23:34

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Try:

ToString("hh':'mm':'ss")

Should also work:

ToString("c")

answered Jul 30 '12 at 23:34

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it's for the literal charecter ":". ToString recognizes the hh mm ss. You have to tell it what you want inbetween. I literally want to put a : here. – Jmyster Jul 30 '12 at 23:36
When you apply the same formatter to a DateTime object why don't you have to use the literal character? – The Muffin Man Jul 30 '12 at 23:38
@Nick: It is explained in more detail on the MSDN page I have linked in a comment to the question. – Martin Liversage Jul 30 '12 at 23:40
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@Nick: The ' is just escaping the :, since that is a keyword in the format string. You can also use `string.Format("{0:hh}:{0:mm}:{0:ss}, ts);` for instance, in which you see why the : needs to be escaped. – Patrick Jul 30 '12 at 23:41

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 30 '12 at 23:37

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Your syntax is almost correct, this works: ToString("hh\\:mm\\:ss");

answered Jul 30 '12 at 23:37

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Or use a verbatim string literal: `@"hh\:mm\:ss"` (I'd recommend it for the same reason it's widely used for regex strings) – Tim S. Jul 31 '12 at 00:40

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 30 '12 at 23:36

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Assuming you have TimeSpan ts;

Then try:

String.Format("{0} {1} {2}", ts.Hours, ts.Minutes, ts.Seconds);

answered Jul 30 '12 at 23:36

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How to format Timespan object to string

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