How to make a DataTime object from a string?

[Quentin Huo]

Hi:

I have a string which value has the date format, like

"Wed, 15 Sep 2004 15:52:36 GMT",

and I want to create an object of DateTime, like:

DateTime dt = (DateTime)(theDateString);

But it doesn't work.

How can I do this?

Thanks

Q.

[Peter Rilling]

DateTime.Parse

"Quentin Huo" <q.***@manyworlds.com> wrote in message
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Hi:

I have a string which value has the date format, like

"Wed, 15 Sep 2004 15:52:36 GMT",

and I want to create an object of DateTime, like:

DateTime dt = (DateTime)(theDateString);

But it doesn't work.

How can I do this?

Thanks

Q.

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Quentin,

You can't just use a cast. Pass the string to the static Parse methd or
to the ParseExact method, like this:

DateTime dt = DateTime.Parse(theDateString);

Hope this helps.

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- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.com

"Quentin Huo" <q.***@manyworlds.com> wrote in message
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Hi:

I have a string which value has the date format, like

"Wed, 15 Sep 2004 15:52:36 GMT",

and I want to create an object of DateTime, like:

DateTime dt = (DateTime)(theDateString);

But it doesn't work.

How can I do this?

Thanks

Q.

[Shiva]

Hi,

Try DateTime.Parse() as in

DateTime dt = DateTime.Parse ("Wed, 15 Sep 2004 15:52:36 GMT");
Console.WriteLine (dt.ToString());

"Quentin Huo" <q.***@manyworlds.com> wrote in message
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Hi:

I have a string which value has the date format, like

"Wed, 15 Sep 2004 15:52:36 GMT",

and I want to create an object of DateTime, like:

DateTime dt = (DateTime)(theDateString);

But it doesn't work.

How can I do this?

Thanks

Q.