Converting a string to DateTime object

Question

I want to convert a string in a specific format to a DateTime.

My specific string format is \"dd-mm-yyyy\".

I cannot do any string

Answer 1

string m = "11-02-1983";

var culture = CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("fr-FR");
var styles = DateTimeStyles.None;

DateTime date;
if (DateTime.TryParse(m, culture, styles, out date))
{
    //grabbed date successfully
}
else
{
    //epic fail
}