Parse(String) parses date and time values using the formatting conventions of the en-US culture : Date Time Function « Date Time « VB.Net

1. VB.Net
2. Date Time
3. Date Time Function

Parse(String) parses date and time values using the formatting conventions of the en-US culture

  

Imports System.Globalization

Class DateTimeParser
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      Dim dateValue As Date
      Dim dateString As String = "2/16/2010 12:15:12 PM"
      Try
         dateValue = Date.Parse(dateString)
         Console.WriteLine("'{0}' converted to {1}.", dateString, dateValue)

         dateValue = Date.Parse(dateString, New CultureInfo("fr-FR", False))
         Console.WriteLine("'{0}' converted to {1}.", dateString, dateValue)

         dateValue = Date.Parse(dateString)
         Console.WriteLine("'{0}' converted to {1}.", dateString, dateValue)

      Catch e As FormatException
         Console.WriteLine("Unable to convert '{0}'.", dateString)
      End Try
   End Sub 
End Class 

   
    
  

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