Unable to parse DateTime from a string

Question

string dt = \"10/25/2010 11:40:05 PM\";
var currentThread = Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture; //ru-RU
DateTime dateTime = DateTime.Parse(dt); //Exception!
         


        

Answer 1

Try using ParseExact instead:

DateTime myDate = DateTime.ParseExact("10/25/2010 11:40:05 PM", "MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss tt", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);