How to (try)parse a single String to DateTime in "DD/MM/YYYY" format? (VB.Net)
For example: I use input string "30/12/1999" (30 December 1999), how to (try)parse it to DateTime?
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A:
Try this:
Dim date As Datetime = DateTime.ParseExact(_
yourString, "dd/MM/yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)
This will throw an exception if yourString does not match the format you specify. If you do not want an exception in this case then do this:
Dim date As Date
Date.TryParseExact(dateString, "dd/MM/yyyy", CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, _
DateTimeStyles.None, date)
Andrew Hare
2010-05-08 13:48:22
Thanks, it's working!
lesderid
2010-05-08 13:52:11
I will handle the exception instead of TryParse.Thank you again. Answer accepted!
lesderid
2010-05-08 14:06:45
Note: if you expect that the string won't always be a valid date, TryParse and TryParseExact are generally faster. (Throwing and catching exceptions can be expensive.) Also, they return a boolean indicating whether they could parse the date.
cHao
2010-05-08 14:20:54