With the following code you can format a DateTime within a Databind.
<%# DateTime.Parse(Eval("DateModified").ToString()).ToString("MM-dd-yyyy")%>
Some more format specifiers that can change format of datetime objects the way it is required.
| Format specifier | Name |
|---|---|
| d | Short date pattern |
| D | Long date pattern |
| t | Short time pattern |
| T | Long time pattern |
| f | Full date/time pattern ( short time ) |
| F | Full date/time pattern ( long time ) |
| g | General date/time pattern ( short time ) |
| G | General date/time pattern ( long time ) |
| M or m | Month day pattern |
| R or r | RFC1123 pattern |
| s | Sortable date/time pattern; conforms to ISO 8601 |
| u | Universal sortable date/time pattern |
| U | Universal sortable date/time pattern |
| Y or y | Year month pattern |