convert string to DateTime in C#

Question

i want to convert this string into DateTime.

 Tue Aug 19 15:05:05 +0000 2008

I have tried the following code, but not getting the proper value.

string strDate = "Tue Aug 19 15:05:05 +0000 2008";
DateTime date;
DateTime.Parse(strDate,out date);

Answer 1

Take a look at DateTime.Parse and DateTime.ParseExact.

Answer 2

DateTime date = DateTime.ParseExact(
    "Tue Aug 19 15:05:05 +0000 2008", 
    "ddd MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy", 
    CultureInfo.InvariantCulture
);

For more safety use TryParseExact method:

string str = "Tue Aug 19 15:05:05 +0000 2008";
string format = "ddd MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy";
DateTime date;
if (DateTime.TryParseExact(str, format, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, 
    DateTimeStyles.None, out date))
{
    Console.WriteLine(date.ToString());
}