Convert YYYYMMDD string to MM/DD/YYYY string

Question

I have a date that is stored as a string in the format YYYYDDMM. I would like to display that value in a \'MM/DD/YYYY\' format. I am programming in c#. The current code tha

Answer 1

Use ParseExact() (MSDN) when the string you are trying to parse is not in one of the standard formats. This will allow you to parse a custom format and will be slightly more efficient (I compare them in a blog post here).

DateTime date31 = DateTime.ParseExact(strOC31date, "yyyyMMdd", null);

Passing null for the format provider will default to DateTimeFormatInfo.CurrentInfo and is safe, but you probably want the invariant culture instead:

DateTime date31 = DateTime.ParseExact(strOC31date, "yyyyMMdd", DateTimeFormatInfo.InvariantInfo);

Then your code will work.