Format string as date

Question

I have a line 20100524 (2010 05 24) and I would like to parse it as an actual date format.

Answer 1

DateTime.ParseExact("20100524", "yyyyMMdd", Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture);

Answer 2

This will do it for you in a safe way:

DateTime dateTime;
if (DateTime.TryParseExact("20100524", "yyyyMMdd", null, DateTimeStyles.None, out dateTime))
{
    // use dateTime here
}
else
{
    // the string could not be parsed as a DateTime
}

Answer 3

DateTime.Parse and Datetime.ParseExact are your friends.

Answer 4

DateTime result;
CultureInfo provider = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;

string dateString = "20100524";
string format = "yyyyMMdd";
result = DateTime.ParseExact(dateString, format, provider);