What is the best way to convert string to date in C# if my incoming date format is in YYYYMMDD
Ex: 20001106
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6
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A:
DateTime.TryParseExact(myDateString, "yyyyMMdd",
CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
DateTimeStyles.None, out myDateVar )
womp
2010-02-02 23:37:20
I used this method since it allowed me to check the return value of TryParseExact and know if the date converted properly. I set a default when it did not.
Randy Eppinger
2010-09-16 19:43:22
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A:
Use DateTime.ParseExact(). Something like:
string date = "20100102";
DateTime datetime = DateTime.ParseExact(date, "yyyyMMdd", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
Brandon
2010-02-02 23:38:19
@Dynami try again, I just edited with the proper format (case matters)
Ahmad Mageed
2010-02-02 23:42:57
As per Luke's solution it works fine date format should be 'yyyyMMdd' else is thowing expection 'string was not recognized as a valid datetime'
Nev_Rahd
2010-02-02 23:42:58
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DateTime yourDateTime = DateTime.ParseExact(yourString, "yyyyMMdd", null);
LukeH
2010-02-02 23:38:46
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A:
use DateTime.TryParseExact with a pattern string of "yyyyMMdd" if you are on .NET 2.0 or better.
If you are stuck with .NET 1.1 use DateTime.ParseExact
see Standard DateTime Format Strings for the rules for making pattern strings.
John Knoeller
2010-02-02 23:41:06
A:
Using TryParseExact is generally nicer than ParseExact as it won't throw an exception if the conversion fails. Instead it returns true if it's successful, false if it's not:
DateTime dt;
if (DateTime.TryParseExact("20100202", "yyyyMMdd", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, DateTimeStyles.None, out dt))
{
Console.WriteLine(dt.ToString());
}
Steve Wortham
2010-02-02 23:45:01