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    How to convert dd/mm/yyyy to mm/dd/yyyy?

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  • How to convert string "yyyyMMdd" to datetime?

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    @dban Why a response from @CMS not marked as an answer? There may be a reason -I'm curious.

    – nam
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    How to convert dd/mm/yyyy to mm/dd/yyyy?

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Since you are handling 24-hour based time and you have a comma separating the seconds fraction, I recommend that you specify a custom format:



DateTime myDate = DateTime.ParseExact("2009-05-08 14:40:52,531", "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss,fff",
System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);





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    Good eyes. I didn't see the comma in the OP.

    – lc.
    May 28 '09 at 7:09











  • (I think you meant to use a comma in the date and format strings, though, right?)

    – lc.
    May 28 '09 at 7:10











  • Edited... Yes, that's what I meant...

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    It is only a comma because of the OPs European Locale setting, what if you take that code to another server with a US.Locale, then the fractions of a section will be a decimal not a comma on the saved string, and your solution will break. Make sure you add a check for the type of incoming datetime string for its correct Locale before applying the correct parser. I'm surprised that Microsoft doesn't already have this code prebuild somewhere else in the CLR or C#.net

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  • I copy this example and I've a functional error because today is 08 May :D LOL Thanks a lot CMS!

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You have basically two options for this. DateTime.Parse() and DateTime.ParseExact().



The first is very forgiving in terms of syntax and will parse dates in many different formats. It is good for user input which may come in different formats.



ParseExact will allow you to specify the exact format of your date string to use for parsing. It is good to use this if your string is always in the same format. This way, you can easily detect any deviations from the expected data.



You can parse user input like this:



DateTime enteredDate = DateTime.Parse(enteredString);


If you have a specific format for the string, you should use the other method:



DateTime loadedDate = DateTime.ParseExact(loadedString, "d", null);


"d" stands for the short date pattern (see MSDN for more info) and null specifies that the current culture should be used for parsing the string.






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    try this



    DateTime myDate = DateTime.Parse(dateString);


    a better way would be this:



    DateTime myDate;
    if (!DateTime.TryParse(dateString, out myDate))

    // handle parse failure






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      Nobody seems to implemented an extension method. With the help of @CMS's answer:



      Working and improved full source example is here: Gist Link



      namespace ExtensionMethods 
      using System;
      using System.Globalization;

      public static class DateTimeExtensions
      public static DateTime ToDateTime(this string s,
      string format = "ddMMyyyy", string cultureString = "tr-TR")
      try
      var r = DateTime.ParseExact(
      s: s,
      format: format,
      provider: CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo(cultureString));
      return r;
      catch (FormatException)
      throw;
      catch (CultureNotFoundException)
      throw; // Given Culture is not supported culture



      public static DateTime ToDateTime(this string s,
      string format, CultureInfo culture)
      try
      var r = DateTime.ParseExact(s: s, format: format,
      provider: culture);
      return r;
      catch (FormatException)
      throw;
      catch (CultureNotFoundException)
      throw; // Given Culture is not supported culture







      namespace SO
      using ExtensionMethods;
      using System;
      using System.Globalization;

      class Program
      static void Main(string[] args)
      var mydate = "29021996";
      var date = mydate.ToDateTime(format: "ddMMyyyy"); // 29.02.1996 00:00:00

      mydate = "2016 3";
      date = mydate.ToDateTime("yyyy M"); // 01.03.2016 00:00:00

      mydate = "2016 12";
      date = mydate.ToDateTime("yyyy d"); // 12.01.2016 00:00:00

      mydate = "2016/31/05 13:33";
      date = mydate.ToDateTime("yyyy/d/M HH:mm"); // 31.05.2016 13:33:00

      mydate = "2016/31 Ocak";
      date = mydate.ToDateTime("yyyy/d MMMM"); // 31.01.2016 00:00:00

      mydate = "2016/31 January";
      date = mydate.ToDateTime("yyyy/d MMMM", cultureString: "en-US");
      // 31.01.2016 00:00:00

      mydate = "11/شعبان/1437";
      date = mydate.ToDateTime(
      culture: CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("ar-SA"),
      format: "dd/MMMM/yyyy");
      // Weird :) I supposed dd/yyyy/MMMM but that did not work !?$^&*

      System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(
      date.Equals(new DateTime(year: 2016, month: 5, day: 18)));








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        Try the below, where strDate is your date in 'MM/dd/yyyy' format



        var date = DateTime.Parse(strDate,new CultureInfo("en-US", true))





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        • No one mentioned that it only works with that particular format.

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        use DateTime.Parse(string)



        DateTime dateTime= DateTime.Parse(dateTimeStr);





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          Convert.ToDateTime or DateTime.Parse






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            string input;
            DateTime db;
            Console.WriteLine("Enter Date in this Format(YYYY-MM-DD): ");
            input = Console.ReadLine();
            db = Convert.ToDateTime(input);

            //////// this methods convert string value to datetime
            ///////// in order to print date

            Console.WriteLine("0-1-2",db.Year,db.Month,db.Day);





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              You missed the time part? I need both date & time, How can I do that?

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            You could also use DateTime.TryParseExact() as below if you are unsure of the input value.



            DateTime outputDateTimeValue;
            if (DateTime.TryParseExact("2009-05-08 14:40:52,531", "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss,fff", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, System.Globalization.DateTimeStyles.None, out outputDateTimeValue))

            return outputDateTimeValue;

            else

            // Handle the fact that parse did not succeed






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              I tried various ways. What worked for me was this:



              Convert.ToDateTime(data, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);


              data for me was times like this 9/24/2017 9:31:34 AM






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              • Thanks, it's working fine :))

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              • It worked for me also. Thanks

                – Anish
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              DateTime.Parse



              Syntax:



              DateTime.Parse(String value)
              DateTime.Parse(String value, IFormatProvider provider)
              DateTime.Parse(String value, IFormatProvider provider, DateTypeStyles styles)


              Example:



              string value = "1 January 2019";
              CultureInfo provider = new CultureInfo("en-GB");
              DateTime.Parse(value, provider, DateTimeStyles.NoCurrentDateDefault););


              • Value: string representation of date and time.

              • Provider: object which provides culture specific info.

              • Styles: formatting options that customize string parsing for some date and time parsing methods. For instance, AllowWhiteSpaces is a value which helps to ignore all spaces present in string while it parse.

              It's also worth remembering DateTime is an object that is stored as number internally in the framework, Format only applies to it when you convert it back to string.



              • Parsing converting a string to the internal number type.


              • Formatting converting the internal numeric value to a readable
                string.


              I recently had an issue where I was trying to convert a DateTime to pass to Linq what I hadn't realised at the time was format is irrelevant when passing DateTime to a Linq Query.



              DateTime SearchDate = DateTime.Parse(searchDate);
              applicationsUsages = applicationsUsages.Where(x => DbFunctions.TruncateTime(x.dateApplicationSelected) == SearchDate.Date);


              Full DateTime Documentation






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                Different cultures in the world write date strings in different ways. For example, in the US 01/20/2008 is January 20th, 2008. In France this will throw an InvalidFormatException. This is because France reads date-times as Day/Month/Year, and in the US it is Month/Day/Year.



                Consequently, a string like 20/01/2008 will parse to January 20th, 2008 in France, and then throw an InvalidFormatException in the US.



                To determine your current culture settings, you can use System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.



                string dateTime = "01/08/2008 14:50:50.42"; 
                DateTime dt = Convert.ToDateTime(dateTime);
                Console.WriteLine("Year: 0, Month: 1, Day: 2, Hour: 3, Minute: 4, Second: 5, Millisecond: 6",
                dt.Year, dt.Month, dt.Day, dt.Hour, dt.Minute, dt.Second, dt.Millisecond);





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                  Put this code in a static class> public static class ClassName



                  public static DateTime ToDateTime(this string datetime, char dateSpliter = '-', char timeSpliter = ':', char millisecondSpliter = ',')

                  try

                  datetime = datetime.Trim();
                  datetime = datetime.Replace(" ", " ");
                  string[] body = datetime.Split(' ');
                  string[] date = body[0].Split(dateSpliter);
                  int year = date[0].ToInt();
                  int month = date[1].ToInt();
                  int day = date[2].ToInt();
                  int hour = 0, minute = 0, second = 0, millisecond = 0;
                  if (body.Length == 2)

                  string[] tpart = body[1].Split(millisecondSpliter);
                  string[] time = tpart[0].Split(timeSpliter);
                  hour = time[0].ToInt();
                  minute = time[1].ToInt();
                  if (time.Length == 3) second = time[2].ToInt();
                  if (tpart.Length == 2) millisecond = tpart[1].ToInt();

                  return new DateTime(year, month, day, hour, minute, second, millisecond);

                  catch

                  return new DateTime();




                  In this way, you can use



                  string datetime = "2009-05-08 14:40:52,531";
                  DateTime dt0 = datetime.TToDateTime();

                  DateTime dt1 = "2009-05-08 14:40:52,531".ToDateTime();
                  DateTime dt5 = "2009-05-08".ToDateTime();
                  DateTime dt2 = "2009/05/08 14:40:52".ToDateTime('/');
                  DateTime dt3 = "2009/05/08 14.40".ToDateTime('/', '.');
                  DateTime dt4 = "2009-05-08 14:40-531".ToDateTime('-', ':', '-');





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                    Since you are handling 24-hour based time and you have a comma separating the seconds fraction, I recommend that you specify a custom format:



                    DateTime myDate = DateTime.ParseExact("2009-05-08 14:40:52,531", "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss,fff",
                    System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);





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                      Good eyes. I didn't see the comma in the OP.

                      – lc.
                      May 28 '09 at 7:09











                    • (I think you meant to use a comma in the date and format strings, though, right?)

                      – lc.
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                    • Edited... Yes, that's what I meant...

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                      May 28 '09 at 7:58






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                      It is only a comma because of the OPs European Locale setting, what if you take that code to another server with a US.Locale, then the fractions of a section will be a decimal not a comma on the saved string, and your solution will break. Make sure you add a check for the type of incoming datetime string for its correct Locale before applying the correct parser. I'm surprised that Microsoft doesn't already have this code prebuild somewhere else in the CLR or C#.net

                      – hamish
                      Aug 24 '14 at 23:54











                    • I copy this example and I've a functional error because today is 08 May :D LOL Thanks a lot CMS!

                      – MacGyver
                      May 9 '16 at 22:30















                    671














                    Since you are handling 24-hour based time and you have a comma separating the seconds fraction, I recommend that you specify a custom format:



                    DateTime myDate = DateTime.ParseExact("2009-05-08 14:40:52,531", "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss,fff",
                    System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);





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                      Good eyes. I didn't see the comma in the OP.

                      – lc.
                      May 28 '09 at 7:09











                    • (I think you meant to use a comma in the date and format strings, though, right?)

                      – lc.
                      May 28 '09 at 7:10











                    • Edited... Yes, that's what I meant...

                      – CMS
                      May 28 '09 at 7:58






                    • 1





                      It is only a comma because of the OPs European Locale setting, what if you take that code to another server with a US.Locale, then the fractions of a section will be a decimal not a comma on the saved string, and your solution will break. Make sure you add a check for the type of incoming datetime string for its correct Locale before applying the correct parser. I'm surprised that Microsoft doesn't already have this code prebuild somewhere else in the CLR or C#.net

                      – hamish
                      Aug 24 '14 at 23:54











                    • I copy this example and I've a functional error because today is 08 May :D LOL Thanks a lot CMS!

                      – MacGyver
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                    Since you are handling 24-hour based time and you have a comma separating the seconds fraction, I recommend that you specify a custom format:



                    DateTime myDate = DateTime.ParseExact("2009-05-08 14:40:52,531", "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss,fff",
                    System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);





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                    Since you are handling 24-hour based time and you have a comma separating the seconds fraction, I recommend that you specify a custom format:



                    DateTime myDate = DateTime.ParseExact("2009-05-08 14:40:52,531", "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss,fff",
                    System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);






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                      Good eyes. I didn't see the comma in the OP.

                      – lc.
                      May 28 '09 at 7:09











                    • (I think you meant to use a comma in the date and format strings, though, right?)

                      – lc.
                      May 28 '09 at 7:10











                    • Edited... Yes, that's what I meant...

                      – CMS
                      May 28 '09 at 7:58






                    • 1





                      It is only a comma because of the OPs European Locale setting, what if you take that code to another server with a US.Locale, then the fractions of a section will be a decimal not a comma on the saved string, and your solution will break. Make sure you add a check for the type of incoming datetime string for its correct Locale before applying the correct parser. I'm surprised that Microsoft doesn't already have this code prebuild somewhere else in the CLR or C#.net

                      – hamish
                      Aug 24 '14 at 23:54











                    • I copy this example and I've a functional error because today is 08 May :D LOL Thanks a lot CMS!

                      – MacGyver
                      May 9 '16 at 22:30












                    • 4





                      Good eyes. I didn't see the comma in the OP.

                      – lc.
                      May 28 '09 at 7:09











                    • (I think you meant to use a comma in the date and format strings, though, right?)

                      – lc.
                      May 28 '09 at 7:10











                    • Edited... Yes, that's what I meant...

                      – CMS
                      May 28 '09 at 7:58






                    • 1





                      It is only a comma because of the OPs European Locale setting, what if you take that code to another server with a US.Locale, then the fractions of a section will be a decimal not a comma on the saved string, and your solution will break. Make sure you add a check for the type of incoming datetime string for its correct Locale before applying the correct parser. I'm surprised that Microsoft doesn't already have this code prebuild somewhere else in the CLR or C#.net

                      – hamish
                      Aug 24 '14 at 23:54











                    • I copy this example and I've a functional error because today is 08 May :D LOL Thanks a lot CMS!

                      – MacGyver
                      May 9 '16 at 22:30







                    4




                    4





                    Good eyes. I didn't see the comma in the OP.

                    – lc.
                    May 28 '09 at 7:09





                    Good eyes. I didn't see the comma in the OP.

                    – lc.
                    May 28 '09 at 7:09













                    (I think you meant to use a comma in the date and format strings, though, right?)

                    – lc.
                    May 28 '09 at 7:10





                    (I think you meant to use a comma in the date and format strings, though, right?)

                    – lc.
                    May 28 '09 at 7:10













                    Edited... Yes, that's what I meant...

                    – CMS
                    May 28 '09 at 7:58





                    Edited... Yes, that's what I meant...

                    – CMS
                    May 28 '09 at 7:58




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                    1





                    It is only a comma because of the OPs European Locale setting, what if you take that code to another server with a US.Locale, then the fractions of a section will be a decimal not a comma on the saved string, and your solution will break. Make sure you add a check for the type of incoming datetime string for its correct Locale before applying the correct parser. I'm surprised that Microsoft doesn't already have this code prebuild somewhere else in the CLR or C#.net

                    – hamish
                    Aug 24 '14 at 23:54





                    It is only a comma because of the OPs European Locale setting, what if you take that code to another server with a US.Locale, then the fractions of a section will be a decimal not a comma on the saved string, and your solution will break. Make sure you add a check for the type of incoming datetime string for its correct Locale before applying the correct parser. I'm surprised that Microsoft doesn't already have this code prebuild somewhere else in the CLR or C#.net

                    – hamish
                    Aug 24 '14 at 23:54













                    I copy this example and I've a functional error because today is 08 May :D LOL Thanks a lot CMS!

                    – MacGyver
                    May 9 '16 at 22:30





                    I copy this example and I've a functional error because today is 08 May :D LOL Thanks a lot CMS!

                    – MacGyver
                    May 9 '16 at 22:30













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                    You have basically two options for this. DateTime.Parse() and DateTime.ParseExact().



                    The first is very forgiving in terms of syntax and will parse dates in many different formats. It is good for user input which may come in different formats.



                    ParseExact will allow you to specify the exact format of your date string to use for parsing. It is good to use this if your string is always in the same format. This way, you can easily detect any deviations from the expected data.



                    You can parse user input like this:



                    DateTime enteredDate = DateTime.Parse(enteredString);


                    If you have a specific format for the string, you should use the other method:



                    DateTime loadedDate = DateTime.ParseExact(loadedString, "d", null);


                    "d" stands for the short date pattern (see MSDN for more info) and null specifies that the current culture should be used for parsing the string.






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                      You have basically two options for this. DateTime.Parse() and DateTime.ParseExact().



                      The first is very forgiving in terms of syntax and will parse dates in many different formats. It is good for user input which may come in different formats.



                      ParseExact will allow you to specify the exact format of your date string to use for parsing. It is good to use this if your string is always in the same format. This way, you can easily detect any deviations from the expected data.



                      You can parse user input like this:



                      DateTime enteredDate = DateTime.Parse(enteredString);


                      If you have a specific format for the string, you should use the other method:



                      DateTime loadedDate = DateTime.ParseExact(loadedString, "d", null);


                      "d" stands for the short date pattern (see MSDN for more info) and null specifies that the current culture should be used for parsing the string.






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                        You have basically two options for this. DateTime.Parse() and DateTime.ParseExact().



                        The first is very forgiving in terms of syntax and will parse dates in many different formats. It is good for user input which may come in different formats.



                        ParseExact will allow you to specify the exact format of your date string to use for parsing. It is good to use this if your string is always in the same format. This way, you can easily detect any deviations from the expected data.



                        You can parse user input like this:



                        DateTime enteredDate = DateTime.Parse(enteredString);


                        If you have a specific format for the string, you should use the other method:



                        DateTime loadedDate = DateTime.ParseExact(loadedString, "d", null);


                        "d" stands for the short date pattern (see MSDN for more info) and null specifies that the current culture should be used for parsing the string.






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                        You have basically two options for this. DateTime.Parse() and DateTime.ParseExact().



                        The first is very forgiving in terms of syntax and will parse dates in many different formats. It is good for user input which may come in different formats.



                        ParseExact will allow you to specify the exact format of your date string to use for parsing. It is good to use this if your string is always in the same format. This way, you can easily detect any deviations from the expected data.



                        You can parse user input like this:



                        DateTime enteredDate = DateTime.Parse(enteredString);


                        If you have a specific format for the string, you should use the other method:



                        DateTime loadedDate = DateTime.ParseExact(loadedString, "d", null);


                        "d" stands for the short date pattern (see MSDN for more info) and null specifies that the current culture should be used for parsing the string.







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                        SanderSander

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                            try this



                            DateTime myDate = DateTime.Parse(dateString);


                            a better way would be this:



                            DateTime myDate;
                            if (!DateTime.TryParse(dateString, out myDate))

                            // handle parse failure






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                              try this



                              DateTime myDate = DateTime.Parse(dateString);


                              a better way would be this:



                              DateTime myDate;
                              if (!DateTime.TryParse(dateString, out myDate))

                              // handle parse failure






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                                try this



                                DateTime myDate = DateTime.Parse(dateString);


                                a better way would be this:



                                DateTime myDate;
                                if (!DateTime.TryParse(dateString, out myDate))

                                // handle parse failure






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                                try this



                                DateTime myDate = DateTime.Parse(dateString);


                                a better way would be this:



                                DateTime myDate;
                                if (!DateTime.TryParse(dateString, out myDate))

                                // handle parse failure







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                                answered May 28 '09 at 5:03









                                gehsekkygehsekky

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                                    Nobody seems to implemented an extension method. With the help of @CMS's answer:



                                    Working and improved full source example is here: Gist Link



                                    namespace ExtensionMethods 
                                    using System;
                                    using System.Globalization;

                                    public static class DateTimeExtensions
                                    public static DateTime ToDateTime(this string s,
                                    string format = "ddMMyyyy", string cultureString = "tr-TR")
                                    try
                                    var r = DateTime.ParseExact(
                                    s: s,
                                    format: format,
                                    provider: CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo(cultureString));
                                    return r;
                                    catch (FormatException)
                                    throw;
                                    catch (CultureNotFoundException)
                                    throw; // Given Culture is not supported culture



                                    public static DateTime ToDateTime(this string s,
                                    string format, CultureInfo culture)
                                    try
                                    var r = DateTime.ParseExact(s: s, format: format,
                                    provider: culture);
                                    return r;
                                    catch (FormatException)
                                    throw;
                                    catch (CultureNotFoundException)
                                    throw; // Given Culture is not supported culture







                                    namespace SO
                                    using ExtensionMethods;
                                    using System;
                                    using System.Globalization;

                                    class Program
                                    static void Main(string[] args)
                                    var mydate = "29021996";
                                    var date = mydate.ToDateTime(format: "ddMMyyyy"); // 29.02.1996 00:00:00

                                    mydate = "2016 3";
                                    date = mydate.ToDateTime("yyyy M"); // 01.03.2016 00:00:00

                                    mydate = "2016 12";
                                    date = mydate.ToDateTime("yyyy d"); // 12.01.2016 00:00:00

                                    mydate = "2016/31/05 13:33";
                                    date = mydate.ToDateTime("yyyy/d/M HH:mm"); // 31.05.2016 13:33:00

                                    mydate = "2016/31 Ocak";
                                    date = mydate.ToDateTime("yyyy/d MMMM"); // 31.01.2016 00:00:00

                                    mydate = "2016/31 January";
                                    date = mydate.ToDateTime("yyyy/d MMMM", cultureString: "en-US");
                                    // 31.01.2016 00:00:00

                                    mydate = "11/شعبان/1437";
                                    date = mydate.ToDateTime(
                                    culture: CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("ar-SA"),
                                    format: "dd/MMMM/yyyy");
                                    // Weird :) I supposed dd/yyyy/MMMM but that did not work !?$^&*

                                    System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(
                                    date.Equals(new DateTime(year: 2016, month: 5, day: 18)));








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                                      Nobody seems to implemented an extension method. With the help of @CMS's answer:



                                      Working and improved full source example is here: Gist Link



                                      namespace ExtensionMethods 
                                      using System;
                                      using System.Globalization;

                                      public static class DateTimeExtensions
                                      public static DateTime ToDateTime(this string s,
                                      string format = "ddMMyyyy", string cultureString = "tr-TR")
                                      try
                                      var r = DateTime.ParseExact(
                                      s: s,
                                      format: format,
                                      provider: CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo(cultureString));
                                      return r;
                                      catch (FormatException)
                                      throw;
                                      catch (CultureNotFoundException)
                                      throw; // Given Culture is not supported culture



                                      public static DateTime ToDateTime(this string s,
                                      string format, CultureInfo culture)
                                      try
                                      var r = DateTime.ParseExact(s: s, format: format,
                                      provider: culture);
                                      return r;
                                      catch (FormatException)
                                      throw;
                                      catch (CultureNotFoundException)
                                      throw; // Given Culture is not supported culture







                                      namespace SO
                                      using ExtensionMethods;
                                      using System;
                                      using System.Globalization;

                                      class Program
                                      static void Main(string[] args)
                                      var mydate = "29021996";
                                      var date = mydate.ToDateTime(format: "ddMMyyyy"); // 29.02.1996 00:00:00

                                      mydate = "2016 3";
                                      date = mydate.ToDateTime("yyyy M"); // 01.03.2016 00:00:00

                                      mydate = "2016 12";
                                      date = mydate.ToDateTime("yyyy d"); // 12.01.2016 00:00:00

                                      mydate = "2016/31/05 13:33";
                                      date = mydate.ToDateTime("yyyy/d/M HH:mm"); // 31.05.2016 13:33:00

                                      mydate = "2016/31 Ocak";
                                      date = mydate.ToDateTime("yyyy/d MMMM"); // 31.01.2016 00:00:00

                                      mydate = "2016/31 January";
                                      date = mydate.ToDateTime("yyyy/d MMMM", cultureString: "en-US");
                                      // 31.01.2016 00:00:00

                                      mydate = "11/شعبان/1437";
                                      date = mydate.ToDateTime(
                                      culture: CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("ar-SA"),
                                      format: "dd/MMMM/yyyy");
                                      // Weird :) I supposed dd/yyyy/MMMM but that did not work !?$^&*

                                      System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(
                                      date.Equals(new DateTime(year: 2016, month: 5, day: 18)));








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                                        25








                                        25







                                        Nobody seems to implemented an extension method. With the help of @CMS's answer:



                                        Working and improved full source example is here: Gist Link



                                        namespace ExtensionMethods 
                                        using System;
                                        using System.Globalization;

                                        public static class DateTimeExtensions
                                        public static DateTime ToDateTime(this string s,
                                        string format = "ddMMyyyy", string cultureString = "tr-TR")
                                        try
                                        var r = DateTime.ParseExact(
                                        s: s,
                                        format: format,
                                        provider: CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo(cultureString));
                                        return r;
                                        catch (FormatException)
                                        throw;
                                        catch (CultureNotFoundException)
                                        throw; // Given Culture is not supported culture



                                        public static DateTime ToDateTime(this string s,
                                        string format, CultureInfo culture)
                                        try
                                        var r = DateTime.ParseExact(s: s, format: format,
                                        provider: culture);
                                        return r;
                                        catch (FormatException)
                                        throw;
                                        catch (CultureNotFoundException)
                                        throw; // Given Culture is not supported culture







                                        namespace SO
                                        using ExtensionMethods;
                                        using System;
                                        using System.Globalization;

                                        class Program
                                        static void Main(string[] args)
                                        var mydate = "29021996";
                                        var date = mydate.ToDateTime(format: "ddMMyyyy"); // 29.02.1996 00:00:00

                                        mydate = "2016 3";
                                        date = mydate.ToDateTime("yyyy M"); // 01.03.2016 00:00:00

                                        mydate = "2016 12";
                                        date = mydate.ToDateTime("yyyy d"); // 12.01.2016 00:00:00

                                        mydate = "2016/31/05 13:33";
                                        date = mydate.ToDateTime("yyyy/d/M HH:mm"); // 31.05.2016 13:33:00

                                        mydate = "2016/31 Ocak";
                                        date = mydate.ToDateTime("yyyy/d MMMM"); // 31.01.2016 00:00:00

                                        mydate = "2016/31 January";
                                        date = mydate.ToDateTime("yyyy/d MMMM", cultureString: "en-US");
                                        // 31.01.2016 00:00:00

                                        mydate = "11/شعبان/1437";
                                        date = mydate.ToDateTime(
                                        culture: CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("ar-SA"),
                                        format: "dd/MMMM/yyyy");
                                        // Weird :) I supposed dd/yyyy/MMMM but that did not work !?$^&*

                                        System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(
                                        date.Equals(new DateTime(year: 2016, month: 5, day: 18)));








                                        share|improve this answer















                                        Nobody seems to implemented an extension method. With the help of @CMS's answer:



                                        Working and improved full source example is here: Gist Link



                                        namespace ExtensionMethods 
                                        using System;
                                        using System.Globalization;

                                        public static class DateTimeExtensions
                                        public static DateTime ToDateTime(this string s,
                                        string format = "ddMMyyyy", string cultureString = "tr-TR")
                                        try
                                        var r = DateTime.ParseExact(
                                        s: s,
                                        format: format,
                                        provider: CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo(cultureString));
                                        return r;
                                        catch (FormatException)
                                        throw;
                                        catch (CultureNotFoundException)
                                        throw; // Given Culture is not supported culture



                                        public static DateTime ToDateTime(this string s,
                                        string format, CultureInfo culture)
                                        try
                                        var r = DateTime.ParseExact(s: s, format: format,
                                        provider: culture);
                                        return r;
                                        catch (FormatException)
                                        throw;
                                        catch (CultureNotFoundException)
                                        throw; // Given Culture is not supported culture







                                        namespace SO
                                        using ExtensionMethods;
                                        using System;
                                        using System.Globalization;

                                        class Program
                                        static void Main(string[] args)
                                        var mydate = "29021996";
                                        var date = mydate.ToDateTime(format: "ddMMyyyy"); // 29.02.1996 00:00:00

                                        mydate = "2016 3";
                                        date = mydate.ToDateTime("yyyy M"); // 01.03.2016 00:00:00

                                        mydate = "2016 12";
                                        date = mydate.ToDateTime("yyyy d"); // 12.01.2016 00:00:00

                                        mydate = "2016/31/05 13:33";
                                        date = mydate.ToDateTime("yyyy/d/M HH:mm"); // 31.05.2016 13:33:00

                                        mydate = "2016/31 Ocak";
                                        date = mydate.ToDateTime("yyyy/d MMMM"); // 31.01.2016 00:00:00

                                        mydate = "2016/31 January";
                                        date = mydate.ToDateTime("yyyy/d MMMM", cultureString: "en-US");
                                        // 31.01.2016 00:00:00

                                        mydate = "11/شعبان/1437";
                                        date = mydate.ToDateTime(
                                        culture: CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("ar-SA"),
                                        format: "dd/MMMM/yyyy");
                                        // Weird :) I supposed dd/yyyy/MMMM but that did not work !?$^&*

                                        System.Diagnostics.Debug.Assert(
                                        date.Equals(new DateTime(year: 2016, month: 5, day: 18)));









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                                        guneysusguneysus

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                                            Try the below, where strDate is your date in 'MM/dd/yyyy' format



                                            var date = DateTime.Parse(strDate,new CultureInfo("en-US", true))





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                                            • No one mentioned that it only works with that particular format.

                                              – T.Todua
                                              Sep 18 '17 at 16:02











                                            • Pity... 🙂 Coders always think fellow coders will figure out... Good thing actually... Make us think more...

                                              – Krishna
                                              Nov 3 '18 at 10:00















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                                            Try the below, where strDate is your date in 'MM/dd/yyyy' format



                                            var date = DateTime.Parse(strDate,new CultureInfo("en-US", true))





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                                            • No one mentioned that it only works with that particular format.

                                              – T.Todua
                                              Sep 18 '17 at 16:02











                                            • Pity... 🙂 Coders always think fellow coders will figure out... Good thing actually... Make us think more...

                                              – Krishna
                                              Nov 3 '18 at 10:00













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                                            Try the below, where strDate is your date in 'MM/dd/yyyy' format



                                            var date = DateTime.Parse(strDate,new CultureInfo("en-US", true))





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                                            Try the below, where strDate is your date in 'MM/dd/yyyy' format



                                            var date = DateTime.Parse(strDate,new CultureInfo("en-US", true))






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                                            KrishnaKrishna

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                                            • No one mentioned that it only works with that particular format.

                                              – T.Todua
                                              Sep 18 '17 at 16:02











                                            • Pity... 🙂 Coders always think fellow coders will figure out... Good thing actually... Make us think more...

                                              – Krishna
                                              Nov 3 '18 at 10:00

















                                            • No one mentioned that it only works with that particular format.

                                              – T.Todua
                                              Sep 18 '17 at 16:02











                                            • Pity... 🙂 Coders always think fellow coders will figure out... Good thing actually... Make us think more...

                                              – Krishna
                                              Nov 3 '18 at 10:00
















                                            No one mentioned that it only works with that particular format.

                                            – T.Todua
                                            Sep 18 '17 at 16:02





                                            No one mentioned that it only works with that particular format.

                                            – T.Todua
                                            Sep 18 '17 at 16:02













                                            Pity... 🙂 Coders always think fellow coders will figure out... Good thing actually... Make us think more...

                                            – Krishna
                                            Nov 3 '18 at 10:00





                                            Pity... 🙂 Coders always think fellow coders will figure out... Good thing actually... Make us think more...

                                            – Krishna
                                            Nov 3 '18 at 10:00











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                                            use DateTime.Parse(string)



                                            DateTime dateTime= DateTime.Parse(dateTimeStr);





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                                              use DateTime.Parse(string)



                                              DateTime dateTime= DateTime.Parse(dateTimeStr);





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                                                use DateTime.Parse(string)



                                                DateTime dateTime= DateTime.Parse(dateTimeStr);





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                                                use DateTime.Parse(string)



                                                DateTime dateTime= DateTime.Parse(dateTimeStr);






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                                                        edited Aug 24 '16 at 13:01









                                                        Bharat Gupta

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                                                        answered May 28 '09 at 5:03









                                                        lc.lc.

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                                                            string input;
                                                            DateTime db;
                                                            Console.WriteLine("Enter Date in this Format(YYYY-MM-DD): ");
                                                            input = Console.ReadLine();
                                                            db = Convert.ToDateTime(input);

                                                            //////// this methods convert string value to datetime
                                                            ///////// in order to print date

                                                            Console.WriteLine("0-1-2",db.Year,db.Month,db.Day);





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                                                              You missed the time part? I need both date & time, How can I do that?

                                                              – Badhon Jain
                                                              Sep 29 '14 at 16:04















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                                                            string input;
                                                            DateTime db;
                                                            Console.WriteLine("Enter Date in this Format(YYYY-MM-DD): ");
                                                            input = Console.ReadLine();
                                                            db = Convert.ToDateTime(input);

                                                            //////// this methods convert string value to datetime
                                                            ///////// in order to print date

                                                            Console.WriteLine("0-1-2",db.Year,db.Month,db.Day);





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                                                              You missed the time part? I need both date & time, How can I do that?

                                                              – Badhon Jain
                                                              Sep 29 '14 at 16:04













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                                                            string input;
                                                            DateTime db;
                                                            Console.WriteLine("Enter Date in this Format(YYYY-MM-DD): ");
                                                            input = Console.ReadLine();
                                                            db = Convert.ToDateTime(input);

                                                            //////// this methods convert string value to datetime
                                                            ///////// in order to print date

                                                            Console.WriteLine("0-1-2",db.Year,db.Month,db.Day);





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                                                            string input;
                                                            DateTime db;
                                                            Console.WriteLine("Enter Date in this Format(YYYY-MM-DD): ");
                                                            input = Console.ReadLine();
                                                            db = Convert.ToDateTime(input);

                                                            //////// this methods convert string value to datetime
                                                            ///////// in order to print date

                                                            Console.WriteLine("0-1-2",db.Year,db.Month,db.Day);






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                                                            edited Sep 19 '11 at 8:06









                                                            Edwin de Koning

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                                                            answered Sep 18 '11 at 11:41









                                                            Umair BaigUmair Baig

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                                                              You missed the time part? I need both date & time, How can I do that?

                                                              – Badhon Jain
                                                              Sep 29 '14 at 16:04












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                                                              You missed the time part? I need both date & time, How can I do that?

                                                              – Badhon Jain
                                                              Sep 29 '14 at 16:04







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                                                            You missed the time part? I need both date & time, How can I do that?

                                                            – Badhon Jain
                                                            Sep 29 '14 at 16:04





                                                            You missed the time part? I need both date & time, How can I do that?

                                                            – Badhon Jain
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                                                            You could also use DateTime.TryParseExact() as below if you are unsure of the input value.



                                                            DateTime outputDateTimeValue;
                                                            if (DateTime.TryParseExact("2009-05-08 14:40:52,531", "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss,fff", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, System.Globalization.DateTimeStyles.None, out outputDateTimeValue))

                                                            return outputDateTimeValue;

                                                            else

                                                            // Handle the fact that parse did not succeed






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                                                              You could also use DateTime.TryParseExact() as below if you are unsure of the input value.



                                                              DateTime outputDateTimeValue;
                                                              if (DateTime.TryParseExact("2009-05-08 14:40:52,531", "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss,fff", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, System.Globalization.DateTimeStyles.None, out outputDateTimeValue))

                                                              return outputDateTimeValue;

                                                              else

                                                              // Handle the fact that parse did not succeed






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                                                                You could also use DateTime.TryParseExact() as below if you are unsure of the input value.



                                                                DateTime outputDateTimeValue;
                                                                if (DateTime.TryParseExact("2009-05-08 14:40:52,531", "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss,fff", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, System.Globalization.DateTimeStyles.None, out outputDateTimeValue))

                                                                return outputDateTimeValue;

                                                                else

                                                                // Handle the fact that parse did not succeed






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                                                                You could also use DateTime.TryParseExact() as below if you are unsure of the input value.



                                                                DateTime outputDateTimeValue;
                                                                if (DateTime.TryParseExact("2009-05-08 14:40:52,531", "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss,fff", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, System.Globalization.DateTimeStyles.None, out outputDateTimeValue))

                                                                return outputDateTimeValue;

                                                                else

                                                                // Handle the fact that parse did not succeed







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                                                                answered Apr 14 '15 at 13:07









                                                                dev.bvdev.bv

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                                                                    I tried various ways. What worked for me was this:



                                                                    Convert.ToDateTime(data, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);


                                                                    data for me was times like this 9/24/2017 9:31:34 AM






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                                                                    • Thanks, it's working fine :))

                                                                      – Fox
                                                                      Apr 3 '18 at 15:07











                                                                    • It worked for me also. Thanks

                                                                      – Anish
                                                                      Aug 22 '18 at 14:22















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                                                                    I tried various ways. What worked for me was this:



                                                                    Convert.ToDateTime(data, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);


                                                                    data for me was times like this 9/24/2017 9:31:34 AM






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                                                                    • Thanks, it's working fine :))

                                                                      – Fox
                                                                      Apr 3 '18 at 15:07











                                                                    • It worked for me also. Thanks

                                                                      – Anish
                                                                      Aug 22 '18 at 14:22













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                                                                    14







                                                                    I tried various ways. What worked for me was this:



                                                                    Convert.ToDateTime(data, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);


                                                                    data for me was times like this 9/24/2017 9:31:34 AM






                                                                    share|improve this answer













                                                                    I tried various ways. What worked for me was this:



                                                                    Convert.ToDateTime(data, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);


                                                                    data for me was times like this 9/24/2017 9:31:34 AM







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                                                                    answered Mar 18 '18 at 23:03









                                                                    zeiljazeilja

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                                                                    • Thanks, it's working fine :))

                                                                      – Fox
                                                                      Apr 3 '18 at 15:07











                                                                    • It worked for me also. Thanks

                                                                      – Anish
                                                                      Aug 22 '18 at 14:22

















                                                                    • Thanks, it's working fine :))

                                                                      – Fox
                                                                      Apr 3 '18 at 15:07











                                                                    • It worked for me also. Thanks

                                                                      – Anish
                                                                      Aug 22 '18 at 14:22
















                                                                    Thanks, it's working fine :))

                                                                    – Fox
                                                                    Apr 3 '18 at 15:07





                                                                    Thanks, it's working fine :))

                                                                    – Fox
                                                                    Apr 3 '18 at 15:07













                                                                    It worked for me also. Thanks

                                                                    – Anish
                                                                    Aug 22 '18 at 14:22





                                                                    It worked for me also. Thanks

                                                                    – Anish
                                                                    Aug 22 '18 at 14:22











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                                                                    DateTime.Parse



                                                                    Syntax:



                                                                    DateTime.Parse(String value)
                                                                    DateTime.Parse(String value, IFormatProvider provider)
                                                                    DateTime.Parse(String value, IFormatProvider provider, DateTypeStyles styles)


                                                                    Example:



                                                                    string value = "1 January 2019";
                                                                    CultureInfo provider = new CultureInfo("en-GB");
                                                                    DateTime.Parse(value, provider, DateTimeStyles.NoCurrentDateDefault););


                                                                    • Value: string representation of date and time.

                                                                    • Provider: object which provides culture specific info.

                                                                    • Styles: formatting options that customize string parsing for some date and time parsing methods. For instance, AllowWhiteSpaces is a value which helps to ignore all spaces present in string while it parse.

                                                                    It's also worth remembering DateTime is an object that is stored as number internally in the framework, Format only applies to it when you convert it back to string.



                                                                    • Parsing converting a string to the internal number type.


                                                                    • Formatting converting the internal numeric value to a readable
                                                                      string.


                                                                    I recently had an issue where I was trying to convert a DateTime to pass to Linq what I hadn't realised at the time was format is irrelevant when passing DateTime to a Linq Query.



                                                                    DateTime SearchDate = DateTime.Parse(searchDate);
                                                                    applicationsUsages = applicationsUsages.Where(x => DbFunctions.TruncateTime(x.dateApplicationSelected) == SearchDate.Date);


                                                                    Full DateTime Documentation






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                                                                      DateTime.Parse



                                                                      Syntax:



                                                                      DateTime.Parse(String value)
                                                                      DateTime.Parse(String value, IFormatProvider provider)
                                                                      DateTime.Parse(String value, IFormatProvider provider, DateTypeStyles styles)


                                                                      Example:



                                                                      string value = "1 January 2019";
                                                                      CultureInfo provider = new CultureInfo("en-GB");
                                                                      DateTime.Parse(value, provider, DateTimeStyles.NoCurrentDateDefault););


                                                                      • Value: string representation of date and time.

                                                                      • Provider: object which provides culture specific info.

                                                                      • Styles: formatting options that customize string parsing for some date and time parsing methods. For instance, AllowWhiteSpaces is a value which helps to ignore all spaces present in string while it parse.

                                                                      It's also worth remembering DateTime is an object that is stored as number internally in the framework, Format only applies to it when you convert it back to string.



                                                                      • Parsing converting a string to the internal number type.


                                                                      • Formatting converting the internal numeric value to a readable
                                                                        string.


                                                                      I recently had an issue where I was trying to convert a DateTime to pass to Linq what I hadn't realised at the time was format is irrelevant when passing DateTime to a Linq Query.



                                                                      DateTime SearchDate = DateTime.Parse(searchDate);
                                                                      applicationsUsages = applicationsUsages.Where(x => DbFunctions.TruncateTime(x.dateApplicationSelected) == SearchDate.Date);


                                                                      Full DateTime Documentation






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                                                                        DateTime.Parse



                                                                        Syntax:



                                                                        DateTime.Parse(String value)
                                                                        DateTime.Parse(String value, IFormatProvider provider)
                                                                        DateTime.Parse(String value, IFormatProvider provider, DateTypeStyles styles)


                                                                        Example:



                                                                        string value = "1 January 2019";
                                                                        CultureInfo provider = new CultureInfo("en-GB");
                                                                        DateTime.Parse(value, provider, DateTimeStyles.NoCurrentDateDefault););


                                                                        • Value: string representation of date and time.

                                                                        • Provider: object which provides culture specific info.

                                                                        • Styles: formatting options that customize string parsing for some date and time parsing methods. For instance, AllowWhiteSpaces is a value which helps to ignore all spaces present in string while it parse.

                                                                        It's also worth remembering DateTime is an object that is stored as number internally in the framework, Format only applies to it when you convert it back to string.



                                                                        • Parsing converting a string to the internal number type.


                                                                        • Formatting converting the internal numeric value to a readable
                                                                          string.


                                                                        I recently had an issue where I was trying to convert a DateTime to pass to Linq what I hadn't realised at the time was format is irrelevant when passing DateTime to a Linq Query.



                                                                        DateTime SearchDate = DateTime.Parse(searchDate);
                                                                        applicationsUsages = applicationsUsages.Where(x => DbFunctions.TruncateTime(x.dateApplicationSelected) == SearchDate.Date);


                                                                        Full DateTime Documentation






                                                                        share|improve this answer















                                                                        DateTime.Parse



                                                                        Syntax:



                                                                        DateTime.Parse(String value)
                                                                        DateTime.Parse(String value, IFormatProvider provider)
                                                                        DateTime.Parse(String value, IFormatProvider provider, DateTypeStyles styles)


                                                                        Example:



                                                                        string value = "1 January 2019";
                                                                        CultureInfo provider = new CultureInfo("en-GB");
                                                                        DateTime.Parse(value, provider, DateTimeStyles.NoCurrentDateDefault););


                                                                        • Value: string representation of date and time.

                                                                        • Provider: object which provides culture specific info.

                                                                        • Styles: formatting options that customize string parsing for some date and time parsing methods. For instance, AllowWhiteSpaces is a value which helps to ignore all spaces present in string while it parse.

                                                                        It's also worth remembering DateTime is an object that is stored as number internally in the framework, Format only applies to it when you convert it back to string.



                                                                        • Parsing converting a string to the internal number type.


                                                                        • Formatting converting the internal numeric value to a readable
                                                                          string.


                                                                        I recently had an issue where I was trying to convert a DateTime to pass to Linq what I hadn't realised at the time was format is irrelevant when passing DateTime to a Linq Query.



                                                                        DateTime SearchDate = DateTime.Parse(searchDate);
                                                                        applicationsUsages = applicationsUsages.Where(x => DbFunctions.TruncateTime(x.dateApplicationSelected) == SearchDate.Date);


                                                                        Full DateTime Documentation







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                                                                        answered Feb 27 at 10:43









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                                                                            Different cultures in the world write date strings in different ways. For example, in the US 01/20/2008 is January 20th, 2008. In France this will throw an InvalidFormatException. This is because France reads date-times as Day/Month/Year, and in the US it is Month/Day/Year.



                                                                            Consequently, a string like 20/01/2008 will parse to January 20th, 2008 in France, and then throw an InvalidFormatException in the US.



                                                                            To determine your current culture settings, you can use System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.



                                                                            string dateTime = "01/08/2008 14:50:50.42"; 
                                                                            DateTime dt = Convert.ToDateTime(dateTime);
                                                                            Console.WriteLine("Year: 0, Month: 1, Day: 2, Hour: 3, Minute: 4, Second: 5, Millisecond: 6",
                                                                            dt.Year, dt.Month, dt.Day, dt.Hour, dt.Minute, dt.Second, dt.Millisecond);





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                                                                              Different cultures in the world write date strings in different ways. For example, in the US 01/20/2008 is January 20th, 2008. In France this will throw an InvalidFormatException. This is because France reads date-times as Day/Month/Year, and in the US it is Month/Day/Year.



                                                                              Consequently, a string like 20/01/2008 will parse to January 20th, 2008 in France, and then throw an InvalidFormatException in the US.



                                                                              To determine your current culture settings, you can use System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.



                                                                              string dateTime = "01/08/2008 14:50:50.42"; 
                                                                              DateTime dt = Convert.ToDateTime(dateTime);
                                                                              Console.WriteLine("Year: 0, Month: 1, Day: 2, Hour: 3, Minute: 4, Second: 5, Millisecond: 6",
                                                                              dt.Year, dt.Month, dt.Day, dt.Hour, dt.Minute, dt.Second, dt.Millisecond);





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                                                                                Different cultures in the world write date strings in different ways. For example, in the US 01/20/2008 is January 20th, 2008. In France this will throw an InvalidFormatException. This is because France reads date-times as Day/Month/Year, and in the US it is Month/Day/Year.



                                                                                Consequently, a string like 20/01/2008 will parse to January 20th, 2008 in France, and then throw an InvalidFormatException in the US.



                                                                                To determine your current culture settings, you can use System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.



                                                                                string dateTime = "01/08/2008 14:50:50.42"; 
                                                                                DateTime dt = Convert.ToDateTime(dateTime);
                                                                                Console.WriteLine("Year: 0, Month: 1, Day: 2, Hour: 3, Minute: 4, Second: 5, Millisecond: 6",
                                                                                dt.Year, dt.Month, dt.Day, dt.Hour, dt.Minute, dt.Second, dt.Millisecond);





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                                                                                Different cultures in the world write date strings in different ways. For example, in the US 01/20/2008 is January 20th, 2008. In France this will throw an InvalidFormatException. This is because France reads date-times as Day/Month/Year, and in the US it is Month/Day/Year.



                                                                                Consequently, a string like 20/01/2008 will parse to January 20th, 2008 in France, and then throw an InvalidFormatException in the US.



                                                                                To determine your current culture settings, you can use System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.



                                                                                string dateTime = "01/08/2008 14:50:50.42"; 
                                                                                DateTime dt = Convert.ToDateTime(dateTime);
                                                                                Console.WriteLine("Year: 0, Month: 1, Day: 2, Hour: 3, Minute: 4, Second: 5, Millisecond: 6",
                                                                                dt.Year, dt.Month, dt.Day, dt.Hour, dt.Minute, dt.Second, dt.Millisecond);






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                                                                                    Put this code in a static class> public static class ClassName



                                                                                    public static DateTime ToDateTime(this string datetime, char dateSpliter = '-', char timeSpliter = ':', char millisecondSpliter = ',')

                                                                                    try

                                                                                    datetime = datetime.Trim();
                                                                                    datetime = datetime.Replace(" ", " ");
                                                                                    string[] body = datetime.Split(' ');
                                                                                    string[] date = body[0].Split(dateSpliter);
                                                                                    int year = date[0].ToInt();
                                                                                    int month = date[1].ToInt();
                                                                                    int day = date[2].ToInt();
                                                                                    int hour = 0, minute = 0, second = 0, millisecond = 0;
                                                                                    if (body.Length == 2)

                                                                                    string[] tpart = body[1].Split(millisecondSpliter);
                                                                                    string[] time = tpart[0].Split(timeSpliter);
                                                                                    hour = time[0].ToInt();
                                                                                    minute = time[1].ToInt();
                                                                                    if (time.Length == 3) second = time[2].ToInt();
                                                                                    if (tpart.Length == 2) millisecond = tpart[1].ToInt();

                                                                                    return new DateTime(year, month, day, hour, minute, second, millisecond);

                                                                                    catch

                                                                                    return new DateTime();




                                                                                    In this way, you can use



                                                                                    string datetime = "2009-05-08 14:40:52,531";
                                                                                    DateTime dt0 = datetime.TToDateTime();

                                                                                    DateTime dt1 = "2009-05-08 14:40:52,531".ToDateTime();
                                                                                    DateTime dt5 = "2009-05-08".ToDateTime();
                                                                                    DateTime dt2 = "2009/05/08 14:40:52".ToDateTime('/');
                                                                                    DateTime dt3 = "2009/05/08 14.40".ToDateTime('/', '.');
                                                                                    DateTime dt4 = "2009-05-08 14:40-531".ToDateTime('-', ':', '-');





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                                                                                      Put this code in a static class> public static class ClassName



                                                                                      public static DateTime ToDateTime(this string datetime, char dateSpliter = '-', char timeSpliter = ':', char millisecondSpliter = ',')

                                                                                      try

                                                                                      datetime = datetime.Trim();
                                                                                      datetime = datetime.Replace(" ", " ");
                                                                                      string[] body = datetime.Split(' ');
                                                                                      string[] date = body[0].Split(dateSpliter);
                                                                                      int year = date[0].ToInt();
                                                                                      int month = date[1].ToInt();
                                                                                      int day = date[2].ToInt();
                                                                                      int hour = 0, minute = 0, second = 0, millisecond = 0;
                                                                                      if (body.Length == 2)

                                                                                      string[] tpart = body[1].Split(millisecondSpliter);
                                                                                      string[] time = tpart[0].Split(timeSpliter);
                                                                                      hour = time[0].ToInt();
                                                                                      minute = time[1].ToInt();
                                                                                      if (time.Length == 3) second = time[2].ToInt();
                                                                                      if (tpart.Length == 2) millisecond = tpart[1].ToInt();

                                                                                      return new DateTime(year, month, day, hour, minute, second, millisecond);

                                                                                      catch

                                                                                      return new DateTime();




                                                                                      In this way, you can use



                                                                                      string datetime = "2009-05-08 14:40:52,531";
                                                                                      DateTime dt0 = datetime.TToDateTime();

                                                                                      DateTime dt1 = "2009-05-08 14:40:52,531".ToDateTime();
                                                                                      DateTime dt5 = "2009-05-08".ToDateTime();
                                                                                      DateTime dt2 = "2009/05/08 14:40:52".ToDateTime('/');
                                                                                      DateTime dt3 = "2009/05/08 14.40".ToDateTime('/', '.');
                                                                                      DateTime dt4 = "2009-05-08 14:40-531".ToDateTime('-', ':', '-');





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                                                                                        Put this code in a static class> public static class ClassName



                                                                                        public static DateTime ToDateTime(this string datetime, char dateSpliter = '-', char timeSpliter = ':', char millisecondSpliter = ',')

                                                                                        try

                                                                                        datetime = datetime.Trim();
                                                                                        datetime = datetime.Replace(" ", " ");
                                                                                        string[] body = datetime.Split(' ');
                                                                                        string[] date = body[0].Split(dateSpliter);
                                                                                        int year = date[0].ToInt();
                                                                                        int month = date[1].ToInt();
                                                                                        int day = date[2].ToInt();
                                                                                        int hour = 0, minute = 0, second = 0, millisecond = 0;
                                                                                        if (body.Length == 2)

                                                                                        string[] tpart = body[1].Split(millisecondSpliter);
                                                                                        string[] time = tpart[0].Split(timeSpliter);
                                                                                        hour = time[0].ToInt();
                                                                                        minute = time[1].ToInt();
                                                                                        if (time.Length == 3) second = time[2].ToInt();
                                                                                        if (tpart.Length == 2) millisecond = tpart[1].ToInt();

                                                                                        return new DateTime(year, month, day, hour, minute, second, millisecond);

                                                                                        catch

                                                                                        return new DateTime();




                                                                                        In this way, you can use



                                                                                        string datetime = "2009-05-08 14:40:52,531";
                                                                                        DateTime dt0 = datetime.TToDateTime();

                                                                                        DateTime dt1 = "2009-05-08 14:40:52,531".ToDateTime();
                                                                                        DateTime dt5 = "2009-05-08".ToDateTime();
                                                                                        DateTime dt2 = "2009/05/08 14:40:52".ToDateTime('/');
                                                                                        DateTime dt3 = "2009/05/08 14.40".ToDateTime('/', '.');
                                                                                        DateTime dt4 = "2009-05-08 14:40-531".ToDateTime('-', ':', '-');





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                                                                                        Put this code in a static class> public static class ClassName



                                                                                        public static DateTime ToDateTime(this string datetime, char dateSpliter = '-', char timeSpliter = ':', char millisecondSpliter = ',')

                                                                                        try

                                                                                        datetime = datetime.Trim();
                                                                                        datetime = datetime.Replace(" ", " ");
                                                                                        string[] body = datetime.Split(' ');
                                                                                        string[] date = body[0].Split(dateSpliter);
                                                                                        int year = date[0].ToInt();
                                                                                        int month = date[1].ToInt();
                                                                                        int day = date[2].ToInt();
                                                                                        int hour = 0, minute = 0, second = 0, millisecond = 0;
                                                                                        if (body.Length == 2)

                                                                                        string[] tpart = body[1].Split(millisecondSpliter);
                                                                                        string[] time = tpart[0].Split(timeSpliter);
                                                                                        hour = time[0].ToInt();
                                                                                        minute = time[1].ToInt();
                                                                                        if (time.Length == 3) second = time[2].ToInt();
                                                                                        if (tpart.Length == 2) millisecond = tpart[1].ToInt();

                                                                                        return new DateTime(year, month, day, hour, minute, second, millisecond);

                                                                                        catch

                                                                                        return new DateTime();




                                                                                        In this way, you can use



                                                                                        string datetime = "2009-05-08 14:40:52,531";
                                                                                        DateTime dt0 = datetime.TToDateTime();

                                                                                        DateTime dt1 = "2009-05-08 14:40:52,531".ToDateTime();
                                                                                        DateTime dt5 = "2009-05-08".ToDateTime();
                                                                                        DateTime dt2 = "2009/05/08 14:40:52".ToDateTime('/');
                                                                                        DateTime dt3 = "2009/05/08 14.40".ToDateTime('/', '.');
                                                                                        DateTime dt4 = "2009-05-08 14:40-531".ToDateTime('-', ':', '-');






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