Vb.net convert string to date

Question

how to convert a string

10.30.2009 a day? (Dd.mm.yyyy)

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Answer 1

You can use the TryParseExact function :

Dim DateStr = "30.10.2009"
Dim Dt As DateTime
If DateTime.TryParseExact(DateStr, "dd.MM.yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, DateTimeStyles.None, Dt) Then
    ' The date was successfully parsed => use the Dt variable
End If

Answer 2

You can use DateTime.ParseExact:

Dim culture as CultureInfo = new CultureInfo("en-US")
Dim date as DateTime = DateTime.ParseExact("30.10.2009", "dd.MM.yyyy", culture)

See custom date and time format strings on MSDN.

If you are not sure if the format is exactly specified, you can use TryParseExactit to avoid throwing an exception.