Date format conversion in c#

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How to convert 04/09/2013 8:09:10 PM to 09/04/2013 (MM-dd-yyyy). I tried to convert but it is taking 09 as date and 04 as month.

Please help

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public string getdailynote(DateTime selectedDate)
//selectedDate gets date as 04/09/2013 8:09:10 PM
{
    string x = selectedDate.ToString("MM-dd-yyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
    string daily;
    DateTime dt = Convert.ToDateTime(x);
    //dt gets value as {09/04/2013 12:00:00 AM} but 09 as date and 04 as month
    Dnote.RealDate =dt;
    daily = _scheduler.GetDailyNote(Dnote);
    return daily;
}

@SenthilKumar kindly tag the question , That would be useful to learn more , — gs11111
– gs11111, Commented Sep 4, 2013 at 6:15

Tim Schmelter · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-03 15:21:44Z

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it is taking 09 as date and 04 as month

Yes, because you have said it, change

"MM-dd-yyy"

to

"dd/MM/yyyy h:mm:ss tt"

DateTime.ParseExact("04/09/2013 8:09:10 PM","dd/MM/yyyy h:mm:ss tt", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

Demo

Now, if you want to convert it to string with this format MM-dd-yyyy:

string result = dt.ToString("MM-dd-yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

edited Sep 3, 2013 at 15:21

answered Sep 3, 2013 at 15:16

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speti43 · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-03 15:16:18Z

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Use

DateTime.ParseExact(x , "MM-dd-yyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

answered Sep 3, 2013 at 15:16

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Jeppe Stig Nielsen · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-03 15:52:31Z

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When you convert from DateTime to string you use an overload of the instance method ToString where you can specify a format string, and that is fine.

But then when you convert in the other direction, you shouldn't use Convert.ToDateTime method. Instead use DateTime.ParseExact or DateTime.TryParseExact because with them you can again specify the format string you want (and the format provider (culture)).

answered Sep 3, 2013 at 15:52

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