Validate Date before casting

[Martin]

Hi,

I have what is probabally a date contained in an object variable.
Before casting to date I actually want to attempt to verify that I actually
have a date.
I prefer to do this before casting as I do not want to generate an exception
if the object is NOT a date.
VB has the IsDate() function.. Is there an equivilent in c#, I'd prefer not
to have to reference the vb library just for this function.

cheers

martin.

[Alexander Shirshov]

Martin,

object time = DateTime.Now;

bool isDate = (time.GetType() == typeof(DateTime));

Is this enough?

HTH,
Alexander Shirshov

"Martin" <ma*******************@martinz.co.nz> wrote in message
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Hi,

I have what is probabally a date contained in an object variable.
Before casting to date I actually want to attempt to verify that I
actually have a date.
I prefer to do this before casting as I do not want to generate an
exception if the object is NOT a date.
VB has the IsDate() function.. Is there an equivilent in c#, I'd prefer
not to have to reference the vb library just for this function.

cheers

martin.

[Cor Ligthert]

Martin,

You can set the parse in a try catch block. Probably (almost sure) is in
VBNet the same done with the IsDate.

Cor

[Martin]

Thanks for the solution,

I guess that I can use this to test any variable types.

cheers

martin.
"Alexander Shirshov" <al*******@omnitalented.com> wrote in message
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Martin,

object time = DateTime.Now;

bool isDate = (time.GetType() == typeof(DateTime));

Is this enough?

HTH,
Alexander Shirshov

"Martin" <ma*******************@martinz.co.nz> wrote in message
news:%2****************@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...

Hi,

I have what is probabally a date contained in an object variable.
Before casting to date I actually want to attempt to verify that I
actually have a date.
I prefer to do this before casting as I do not want to generate an
exception if the object is NOT a date.
VB has the IsDate() function.. Is there an equivilent in c#, I'd prefer
not to have to reference the vb library just for this function.

cheers

martin.