converting string to datetime issue c#

Question

i have a string like this:

1/1/2011

i need to convert it to DateTime

i have so far tried with no luck:

DateTime.ParseExact("1/1/2011"
, "M/d/yyyy", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)

what am i doing wrong?

What error are you getting, and can you post some code so we can see exactly what you're doing? — AllenG
– AllenG, Commented Jul 13, 2011 at 21:28

Jon Skeet · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-13 21:29:00Z

1

That code should work absolutely fine, and does for me:

using System;
using System.Globalization;

class Test
{
    static void Main()
    {
        DateTime dt = DateTime.ParseExact("1/1/2011", 
                                          "M/d/yyyy",
                                          CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
        Console.WriteLine(dt);
    }
}

You say you've tried "with no luck" - what happens for you? Can you come up with a similar short but complete program that fails?

answered Jul 13, 2011 at 21:29

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Ed Bayiates · Accepted Answer · 2011-07-13 21:24:55Z

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Use DateTime.Parse (or better, DateTime.TryParse) instead of ParseExact.

answered Jul 13, 2011 at 21:24

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2 Comments

Ed Bayiates Over a year ago

Did you use the (string, out DateTime) form? That should work. Your format specifier is part of the problem.

Jon Skeet Over a year ago

The format specifier is fine for the data given. Using ParseExact is the right thing to do when you know the format.

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