Converts the specified string representation of a number to an equivalent date and time, using the specified culture-specific formatting information.
Syntax
Parameters
- value
- provider
Returns
The date and time equivalent of the value of value, or the date and time equivalent of DateTime.MinValue if value is null.
Exceptions
Type Reason ArgumentException value is a null reference. FormatException value cannot be converted to a DateTime .
Remarks
The return value is the result of invoking the DateTime.Parse(string, IFormatProvider) method on value.
provider is an IFormatProvider instance that obtains a System.Globalization.DateTimeFormatInfo object. The System.Globalization.DateTimeFormatInfo object provides culture-specific information about the format of value. If provider is null, the System.Globalization.DateTimeFormatInfo for the current culture is used.
If you prefer not to handle an exception if the conversion fails, you can call the DateTime.TryParse(string, DateTime@) method instead. It returns a bool value that indicates whether the conversion succeeded or failed.
Requirements
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0, 4.0.0.0