How to parse a string in DateTime with a specific format?

Question

I have a source where dates go into this lowercase form:

   Sat Sep 22 13:15:03 2018

Is there an easy way I can parse this in a DateTime in C #? I tried using DateTime. (Try it), but it does not seem to recognize this particular format ...

Answer 1

It works:

DateTime dt = DateTime.ParseExact ("Sat Sep 22 13:15:03 2018", "ddd MMM d HH:mm:ss yyyy", null)

Answer 2

You should prefer DateTime.ParseExactand TryParseExact; These methods allow you to specify the expected format in your program.

DateTime.Parse TryParse , /, , , - - - . , Parse/TryParse.

Answer 3

Try DateTime.ParseExact

This code takes your date string and applies the format to create a DateTime object.

CultureInfo provider = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;

string dateString = "Sat Sep 22 13:12:03 2018";
string format = "ddd MMM dd HH':'mm':'ss yyyy";

DateTime result = DateTime.ParseExact(dateString, format, provider);

Answer 4

var str = "Sat Sep 22 13:15:03 2018";
var date = DateTime.ParseExact(str, "ddd MMM dd HH:mm:ss yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);