Flutter - DateFormat from String to US date format

Issue

I have a container/text thats being brought back from as part of a list view. It builds a dynamic list from the database. The .createAt is the datetime.

                                            alignment: Alignment.topLeft,
                                            child: Text(
                                                sl<IIndividualDataProvider>()
                                                    .reads[index]
                                                    .createdAt,
                                               ),
                                          ),
                                        )

For the life of me I cannot get this into a US date format of mm-dd-yyyy.

Any clues as to what i am missing? I've been playing with DateFormat but dont understand how to wrap the result of

sl<IIndividualDataProvider>().reads[index].createdAt,

into a different dateformat.

Solution

Use DateFormat class from intl package Examples:

    final date=DateTime.parse('1996-07-10');
    print(DateFormat('yMd').format(date)); //               -> 7/10/1996
    print(DateFormat.yMMMMd('en_US').format(date)); //      -> July 10, 1996

DateFormat class

Answered By - Luis Utrera