how to Convert String into DateTime

i have to convert only year( such as 2009) into DateTime
i use following method but it returns
(String was not recognized as a valid DateTime.)


string yr = datetimepicker1.Value.Year.ToString();
DateTime dt = System.Convert.ToDateTime(yr);


give me some example plz.

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A DateTime object cannot contain just a year, if you just wanna store a year, then you can probably just use a int variable to do that, and if (not recommended) you want to store only year in DateTime object do something like..

this will although put month and date as 1st January

thnx budddy it works

Hmm I think I would have suggested that you use the DateTime.Parse Method or the DateTime.TryParse Method as apposed to using the DateTime constructor to create a new DateTime object, supplying the first day and month of the year....

The DateTime.Parse(String) method tries to convert the string representation of a date and time value to its DateTime equivalent.

-Frinny

DateTime.Parse wont work either because he was giving just a year...