Formatting a Date in a DataList

There are two ways to format the date in datalist of asp.net.
1. Parsing Date At ASPX page
<%#DateTime.Parse(Eval("DateColumnName").ToString()).ToString("MMM dd, yyyy")%>

2. Try this <%# Eval("EventStartDate","{0:MMMM dd, yyyy}") %> or
<%# Eval("EventStartDate","{0:d}") %>