how do i convert string to datetime in c#

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Hi, I have a string which consists of datetime in the format dd/mm/yyyy hh:mm:ss.ms

i.e. date/month/year hours:minutes:seconds.milliseconds. eg. 18/03/2011 15:16:57.487

How do I convert this string to datetime using c#

Regards cmrhema.

You *did* notice the *Related Questions* list that appeared when writing your question? There were plenty of exact duplicates of your question right there. — Fredrik Mörk, Mar 15 '11 at 15:51
Before posting why don't you search for the previous post that are listed while posting the question — Developer, Mar 15 '11 at 15:51
Searching again, I found this to be better (since it also points out `DateTime.TryParse`): [Convert string to DateTime in C#](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1592653/convert-string-to-datetime-in-c/1592660#1592660) — Fredrik Mörk, Mar 15 '11 at 15:55
I swear there needs to be a DateTime.ParseExact tag, as this question comes up almost daily. — Massif, Mar 15 '11 at 15:55

score 9 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 15 '11 at 15:54

You can use DateTime.Parse or DateTime.ParseExact

  DateTime dateValue;
  string dateString = "2/16/2008 12:15:12 PM";
  try {
     dateValue = DateTime.Parse(dateString);
     Console.WriteLine("'{0}' converted to {1}.", dateString, dateValue);
  }   
  catch (FormatException) {
     Console.WriteLine("Unable to convert '{0}'.", dateString);
  }

For ParseExact

dateString = "Sun 15 Jun 2008 8:30 AM -06:00";
format = "ddd dd MMM yyyy h:mm tt zzz";
try 
{
     result = DateTime.ParseExact(dateString, format, provider);
     Console.WriteLine("{0} converts to {1}.", dateString, result.ToString());
}
catch (FormatException) 
{
     Console.WriteLine("{0} is not in the correct format.", dateString);
}

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 15 '11 at 15:49

You're looking for DateTime.ParseExact:

DateTime time = DateTime.ParseExact(
    "18/03/2011 15:16:57.487", 
    "dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss.fff", 
    CultureInfo.InvariantCulture
);

Note that MM means month, mm means minute, HH is 24-hour hour, hh is 12-hour hour, and f is millisecond.

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 15 '11 at 15:49

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DateTime.ParseExact is what you want if you know the exact format of the date string.

answered Mar 15 '11 at 15:49

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score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 15 '11 at 16:27

Here is a way to parse in the format that your DateTime is in and also maintain the milliseconds

        string dtString = "18/03/2011 15:16:57.487";

        System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture = System.Globalization.CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("fr-FR");           

        DateTime dt = DateTime.Parse(dtString.Split('.')[0], culture);

        Double milliseconds = Double.Parse(dtString.Split('.')[1]);

        dt = dt.AddMilliseconds(milliseconds);

Wes Grant, I was looking for the above answer. Thanks – cmrhema Mar 21 '11 at 14:41 — cmrhema, Mar 21 '11 at 14:41

score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 15 '11 at 15:49

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Look at DateTime.Parse()

answered Mar 15 '11 at 15:49

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Mar 15 '11 at 15:49

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Convert.ToDateTime() http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/9xk1h71t.aspx

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Mar 15 '11 at 15:52

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String str="04031985";

DateTime dt = DateTime.Parse(str);
DateTime dt = DateTime.ParseExact(str, @"MMddyyyy", null);

answered Mar 15 '11 at 15:52

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