convert.ToDateTime vs System.DateTime.Parse

[tshad]

Is there any difference between convert.ToDateTime and
System.DateTime.Parse?

I am using them both and they seem the same.

Is one better to use than another?

Thanks,

Tom

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

tshad <ts**********@ftsolutions.com> wrote:

Is there any difference between convert.ToDateTime and
System.DateTime.Parse?

I am using them both and they seem the same.

Is one better to use than another?

Convert.ToDateTime uses DateTime.Parse internally, with the current
culture - unless you pass it null, in which case it returns
DateTime.MinValue.

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[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi,

I bet one use the other, yep, according to MSDN Convert.ToDatetime use
DateTime.Parse. At least the overload method that receive a string.

and it seems that is the only one being used , all the other overloads of
Convert.ToDateTime says it throw an exception
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"tshad" <ts**********@ftsolutions.com> wrote in message
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Is there any difference between convert.ToDateTime and
System.DateTime.Parse?

I am using them both and they seem the same.

Is one better to use than another?

Thanks,

Tom

[Fabio]

"tshad" <ts**********@ftsolutions.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
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Is there any difference between convert.ToDateTime and
System.DateTime.Parse?

I am using them both and they seem the same.

Is one better to use than another?

This is Convert.ToDateTime(string)

public static DateTime ToDateTime(string value)
{
if (value == null)
{
return new DateTime((long) 0);
}
return DateTime.Parse(value, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
}

And this is DateTime.Parse(string)

public static DateTime Parse(string s)
{
return DateTimeParse.Parse(s, DateTimeFormatInfo.CurrentInfo,
DateTimeStyles.None);
}

That calls

internal static DateTime Parse(string s, DateTimeFormatInfo dtfi,
DateTimeStyles styles)
{
DateTimeResult result1 = new DateTimeResult();
result1.Init();
if (!DateTimeParse.TryParse(s, dtfi, styles, ref result1))
{
throw DateTimeParse.GetDateTimeParseException(ref result1);
}
return result1.parsedDate;
}
For details give it a look with Reflector.

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[tshad]

That what I wanted.

I can use either - just flip a coin :)

Thanks,

Tom
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"tshad" <ts**********@ftsolutions.com> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:uf**************@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

Is there any difference between convert.ToDateTime and
System.DateTime.Parse?

I am using them both and they seem the same.

Is one better to use than another?

This is Convert.ToDateTime(string)

public static DateTime ToDateTime(string value)
{
if (value == null)
{
return new DateTime((long) 0);
}
return DateTime.Parse(value, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
}

And this is DateTime.Parse(string)

public static DateTime Parse(string s)
{
return DateTimeParse.Parse(s, DateTimeFormatInfo.CurrentInfo,
DateTimeStyles.None);
}

That calls

internal static DateTime Parse(string s, DateTimeFormatInfo dtfi,
DateTimeStyles styles)
{
DateTimeResult result1 = new DateTimeResult();
result1.Init();
if (!DateTimeParse.TryParse(s, dtfi, styles, ref result1))
{
throw DateTimeParse.GetDateTimeParseException(ref result1);
}
return result1.parsedDate;
}
For details give it a look with Reflector.

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