DateTimeFormatInfo.InvariantInfo属性得到了默认的只读的DateTimeFormatInfo实例，它与文化无关。你可以创建自定义的模式。要注意到的是InvariantInfo不一定和本地的格式一样。Invariant等于美国格式。另外，如果你向DateTime.Format方法传递的第二个参数是null，DateTimeFormatInfo将会是默认的CurrentInfo。比如
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("d", dtfi));
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("d", null));
Console.WriteLine();
输出是
06/23/2001
23/06/2001
对比选择InvariantInfo和CurrentInfo的。
DateTimeFormatInfo dtfi;
Console.Write("[I]nvariant or [C]urrent Info?: ");
if (Console.Read() == 'I')
dtfi = DateTimeFormatInfo.InvariantInfo;
else
dtfi = DateTimeFormatInfo.CurrentInfo;
DateTimeFormatInfo dtfi = DateTimeFormatInfo.InvariantInfo;
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("D", dtfi));
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("f", dtfi));
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("F", dtfi));
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("g", dtfi));
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("G", dtfi));
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("m", dtfi));
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("r", dtfi));
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("s", dtfi));
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("t", dtfi));
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("T", dtfi));
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("u", dtfi));
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("U", dtfi));
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("d", dtfi));
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("y", dtfi));
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString("dd-MMM-yy", dtfi));
输出是
[I]nvariant or [C]urrent Info?: I
01/03/2002
03/01/2002
Thursday, 03 January 2002
Thursday, 03 January 2002 12:55
Thursday, 03 January 2002 12:55:03
01/03/2002 12:55
01/03/2002 12:55:03
January 03
Thu, 03 Jan 2002 12:55:03 GMT
2002-01-03T12:55:03
12:55
12:55:03
2002-01-03 12:55:03Z
Thursday, 03 January 2002 12:55:03
01/03/2002
2002 January
03-Jan-02
[I]nvariant or [C]urrent Info?: C
03/01/2002
03/01/2002
03 January 2002
03 January 2002 12:55
03 January 2002 12:55:47
03/01/2002 12:55
03/01/2002 12:55:47
03 January
Thu, 03 Jan 2002 12:55:47 GMT
2002-01-03T12:55:47
12:55
12:55:47
2002-01-03 12:55:47Z
03 January 2002 12:55:47
03/01/2002
January 2002
03-Jan-02
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