Parse a date string into a certain timezone (supporting daylight saving time)

Question

Ok i\'ve been working very hard the last few weeks and i\'ve come across a small problem. I don\'t think my mind is quite up to the task right now :) so i need some tips/hel

Answer 1

Heres a simple solution for a predefined format, this can be dynamic as well. I personally use this for talking with javascript:

public DateTimeOffset ParseDateExactForTimeZone(string dateTime, TimeZoneInfo timezone)
{
    var parsedDateLocal = DateTimeOffset.ParseExact(dateTime, "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
    var tzOffset = timezone.GetUtcOffset(parsedDateLocal.DateTime);
    var parsedDateTimeZone = new DateTimeOffset(parsedDateLocal.DateTime, tzOffset);
    return parsedDateTimeZone;
}