Parse string in HH.mm format to TimeSpan

Question

I\'m using .NET framework v 3.5 and i need to parse a string representing a timespan into TimeSpan object.

The problem is that

Answer 1

For .Net 3.5 you may use DateTime.ParseExact and use TimeOfDay property

string timestring = "12.30";
TimeSpan ts = DateTime.ParseExact(
                                  timestring, 
                                  "HH.mm", 
                                  CultureInfo.InvariantCulture
                                  ).TimeOfDay;