Check if a string is a valid date using DateTime.TryParse

Question

I am using DateTime.TryParse() function to check if a particular string is a valid datetime not depending on any cultures.
To my surprise , the function re

Answer 1

Try using

DateTime.ParseExact(
    txtPaymentSummaryBeginDate.Text.Trim(),
    "MM/dd/yyyy", 
    System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture
);

It throws an exception if the input string is not in proper format, so in the catch section you can return false;