Help translating something from coldfusion to c#

[dalearyous]

       <cfset period = DateFormat(CreateDate(currentYear, currentMonth, 1), "yy-mm")>

this should return period to 12-01 ... its the current year and month prior to the current month.

i could so something like this and combine them but figured there was better way.

        int month = DateTime.Today.Month;
        int year = DateTime.Today.Year;

and this way would not return 2 digits for single digit months.

 

[Crusty]

string period = string.Format("{0}-{1}", DateTime.Today.AddMonths(-1).Month, DateTime.Today.AddYears(-1).Year);

You can just adjust the format string to make it pad 0's if you want, I forget the exact syntax but it is well documented on MSDN.

 

[dalearyous]

CS0117: 'string' does not contain a definition for 'format'

 

[Crusty]

Sorry, it should be string.Format.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.string.format(v=vs.110).aspx

 

[dalearyous]

lol yeah i just realized that

the year needs to be 2 numbers ... so 2012 needs to be 12

hah, ghetto way:

DateTime.Today.AddYears(-2000).Year);

*edit*

string period = DateTime.Now.AddMonths(-1).ToString("MM-yy");

THERE!

 

[Crusty]

lol yeah i just realized that

the year needs to be 2 numbers ... so 2012 needs to be 12

hah, ghetto way:

DateTime.Today.AddYears(-2000).Year);

*edit*

string period = DateTime.Now.AddMonths(-1).ToString("MM-yy");

THERE!

Oh, I just realized I misread your OP. You just wanted the previous month, your way is definitely better for that.