C# TimeSpan ParseExact(String, String[], IFormatProvider) Array

Description

TimeSpan ParseExact(String, String[], IFormatProvider) converts the string representation of a time interval to its TimeSpan equivalent by using the specified array of format strings and culture-specific format information. The format of the string representation must match one of the specified formats exactly.

Syntax

TimeSpan.ParseExact(String, String[], IFormatProvider) has the following syntax.

public static TimeSpan ParseExact(
  string input,//w  w w  . j  av a 2 s  .  com
  string[] formats,
  IFormatProvider formatProvider
)

Parameters

TimeSpan.ParseExact(String, String[], IFormatProvider) has the following parameters.

• input - A string that specifies the time interval to convert.
• formats - A array of standard or custom format strings that defines the required format of input.
• formatProvider - An object that provides culture-specific formatting information.

Returns

TimeSpan.ParseExact(String, String[], IFormatProvider) method returns A time interval that corresponds to input, as specified by formats and formatProvider.

Example

The following example calls the ParseExact(String, String[], IFormatProvider) method to convert each element of a string array to a TimeSpan value.

using System;//from w  ww  . j a  v a2  s .  c  o m
using System.Globalization;

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      string[] inputs = { "3", "16:42", "1:6:52:35.0625", 
                          "1:6:52:35,0625" }; 
      string[] formats = { "g", "G", "%h"};
      TimeSpan interval;
      CultureInfo culture = new CultureInfo("fr-FR");

      // Parse each string in inputs using formats and the fr-FR culture. 
      foreach (string input in inputs) {
         interval = TimeSpan.ParseExact(input, formats, culture);
         Console.WriteLine("{0} --> {1:c}", input, interval);
      }
   }
}

The code above generates the following result.