How to I use TryParse in a linq query of xml data?

Question

I\'m working with in memory xml of daily stock market data, and I\'m getting the value \"8/221/19055\" for one of the dates. I see that TryParse is likely my best bet to che

Answer 1

Func tryToGetDate =
        value =>
            {
                DateTime dateValue;
                return DateTime.TryParse(value, out dateValue) ? (DateTime?) dateValue : null;
            };

    var makeInfo =
         from s in doc.Descendants("quote")
         where s.Element("LastTradeDate") != null
                && s.Attribute("symbol") != null
         let dateStr = s.Element("LastTradeDate").Value
         let dateValue = tryToGetDate(dateStr)
         where dateValue != null && (DateTime)dateValue == targetDate
         select .... etc etc