How to (try) parse a single string in a DateTime in the format "DD / MM / YYYY"? (VB.Net)

Question

How to (try) parse a single string in a DateTime in the format "DD / MM / YYYY"? (VB.Net)

For example: I use the input line "30/12/1999" (December 30, 1999), how (try) to parse it on a DateTime?

Answer 1

Try the following:

Dim date As Datetime = DateTime.ParseExact(_
    yourString, "dd/MM/yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)

This will throw an exception if it yourStringdoesn't match the format you specified. If you do not want an exception in this case, do the following:

Dim date As Date    
Date.TryParseExact(dateString, "dd/MM/yyyy", CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, _
                      DateTimeStyles.None, date)