ISO 8601 into a datetime object using C# [duplicate]

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How can I parse a date string in ISO 8601 format into a datetime object using C#?

Is the source string in ISO8601 format or do you want to convert a string to that format? — Devendra D. Chavan
– Devendra D. Chavan, Commented Feb 24, 2011 at 15:39
the source string is in ISO8601 format and I want to convert this string to that format into a datetime object. I have his :DateTime.ParseExact("2011-02-14T13:10:30", "yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture); and the result is 2011-02-14 13:10:30 and I am supposed to get 2011-02-14T13:10:30 or Am I wrong to expect this result? — Marvin Garcia
– Marvin Garcia, Commented Feb 24, 2011 at 17:59

Oded · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-24 15:44:34Z

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Use one of the ISO 8601 standard date and time format strings - "O", "o" , "S" and "s" when parsing the string (aka the Roundtrip format specifier) .

The pattern for this specifier reflects a defined standard (ISO 8601). Therefore, it is always the same regardless of the culture used or the format provider supplied.

DateTime dt = DateTime.ParseExact(iso8601String, "s", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

edited Feb 24, 2011 at 15:44

answered Feb 24, 2011 at 15:37

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Roatin Marth Over a year ago

That bombs when the input string contains the "Z" timezone specifier.

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