returning a string and bool type from a member of a class

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Hi I have the method below that returns a bool, true or false depending
on if the conversion to date tiem works. It takes a string input. I am
only returning the bool but would also like to return the string message
ex.message, just wondering how to do this since I think you can only return
one thing with the function. Thanks.

public bool checkdate(Strin g s_date)
{
b_convert = true ;
DateTime dt_temp1 = Convert.ToDateT ime("1/1/1980");
try
{
dt_temp1 = Convert.ToDateT ime(s_date);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
errormsg = ex.Message;
b_convert = false;
}
return b_convert;
}
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Paul G
Software engineer.

[Chris Dunaway]

On May 11, 10:51 am, Paul <P...@discussio ns.microsoft.co mwrote:

Hi I have the method below that returns a bool, true or false depending
on if the conversion to date tiem works. It takes a string input. I am
only returning the bool but would also like to return the string message
ex.message, just wondering how to do this since I think you can only return
one thing with the function. Thanks.

public bool checkdate(Strin g s_date)
{
b_convert = true ;
DateTime dt_temp1 = Convert.ToDateT ime("1/1/1980");
try
{
dt_temp1 = Convert.ToDateT ime(s_date);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
errormsg = ex.Message;
b_convert = false;
}
return b_convert;
}
--
Paul G
Software engineer.

Why re-invent the wheel? This method already exists in the form of
DateTime.TryPar se and DateTime.TryPar seExact.

Chris

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Paul wrote:

Hi I have the method below that returns a bool, true or false depending
on if the conversion to date tiem works. It takes a string input. I am
only returning the bool but would also like to return the string message
ex.message, just wondering how to do this since I think you can only return
one thing with the function. Thanks.

public bool checkdate(Strin g s_date)
{
b_convert = true ;
DateTime dt_temp1 = Convert.ToDateT ime("1/1/1980");
try
{
dt_temp1 = Convert.ToDateT ime(s_date);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
errormsg = ex.Message;
b_convert = false;
}
return b_convert;
}

An alternative to the out parameter recommended by several you
could return a struct.

Arne