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C# | DateTime.DayOfYear Property with Example

DateTime.DayOfYear Property: Here, we are going to learn about the DayOfYear Property of DateTime class with example in C#. By IncludeHelp Last updated : August 27, 2023

C# DateTime.DayOfYear Property

DateTime.DayOfYear Property is used to get the time of the day of this object. It's a GET property of DateTime class.

Syntax

int DateTime.DayOfYear;

Parameter(s)

• It does not accept any parameter.

Return value

The return type of this Property is int, It returns an integer value i.e. the day of the year of this object.

Example to demonstrate example of DateTime.DayOfYear Property

using System;

namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            //creating an object of DateTime class
            //and, initializing it with the current time 
            //using "Now"           
            DateTime dt = DateTime.Now;

            //getting the day of the year
            string dYear = dt.DayOfYear.ToString();

            //printing current date & time 
            Console.WriteLine("Current date & time is: " + dt.ToString());
            //printing the day of the week
            Console.WriteLine("The day of the year is : " + dYear);

            //just to print a new line
            Console.WriteLine();
        }
    }
}

Output

Current date & time is: 10/24/2019 8:31:15 AM
The day of the year is : 297