Convert a string to a date in .net

Question

I\'m reading text from a flat file in c# and need to test whether certain values are dates. They could be in either YYYYMMDD format or MM/DD/YY format. What is the simplest

Answer 1

you could try also TryParseExact for set exact format. method, here's documentation: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms131044.aspx

e.g.

DateTime outDt;
bool blnYYYMMDD = 
     DateTime.TryParseExact(yourString,"yyyyMMdd"
                            ,CultureInfo.CurrentCulture,DateTimeStyles.None
                            , out outDt);

I hope i help you.