.NET Parsing string into DateTime

Question

I have a string which is a representation of DateTime:

string dateTime = "20110801";

Now I want to use DateTime.Parse(dateTime);

It throws an Exception stating that dateTime is not in a valid format.

Can anyone tell me how it can be done??

SLaks · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-19 16:38:44Z

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You need to call ParseExact with the format string yyyyMMdd.

answered May 19, 2011 at 16:38

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Mitch Wheat · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-27 10:56:35Z

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You can use DateTime.ParseExact, which takes in the format as a parameter.

For example:

DateTime.ParseExact("20110801", "yyyyMMdd", CultureInfo.CurrentCulture)

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answered May 19, 2011 at 16:41

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SLaks beat me. Always a bridesmaid, never a bride.

Thanks both of you for answering my question. That was the simplest solution I needed.