TimeSpan.Parse time format hhmmss

Question

in c# i have time in format hhmmss like 124510 for 12:45:10 and i need to know the the TotalSeconds. i used the TimeSpan.Parse(\"12:45:10\").ToTalSeconds but it does\'nt tak

Answer 1

You have to decide the receiving time format and convert it to any consistent format.

Then, you can use following code:

Format: hh:mm:ss (12 Hours Format)

DateTime dt = DateTime.ParseExact("10:45:10", "hh:mm:ss", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
double totalSeconds = dt.TimeOfDay.TotalSeconds;    // Output: 38170.0

Format: HH:mm:ss (24 Hours Format)

DateTime dt = DateTime.ParseExact("22:45:10", "HH:mm:ss", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
double totalSeconds = dt.TimeOfDay.TotalSeconds;    // Output: 81910.0

In case of format mismatch, FormatException will be thrown with message: "String was not recognized as a valid DateTime."