Converts datetime stored in the object to short date string. - CSharp System

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Description

Converts datetime stored in the object to short date string.

Demo Code

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using System.Globalization;
using System;// ww  w  . j av  a2  s. co m

public class Main{
        //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /// <summary>
    /// Converts datetime stored in the object to short date string.
    /// </summary>
    static public string ToShortDateString(object o)
    {
      DateTime date;
      if (Parse(o, out date))
      {
        return date.ToShortDateString();
      }
      return "";
    }
        //-------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /// <summary>
    /// Parses datetime value using standard format.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="o">value to parse</param>
    /// <returns>parsed datetime value</returns>
    static public DateTime Parse(object o, DateTime defaultValue)
    {
      DateTime d;
      if (Parse(o, out d))
      {
        return d;
      }
      else
      {
        return defaultValue;
      }
    }
        //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
    /// <summary>
    /// Parses datetime value using standard format.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="o">value to parse</param>
    /// <returns>parsed datetime value</returns>
    static public bool Parse(object o, out DateTime d)
    {
      d = DateTime.MinValue;
      if (CxUtils.IsEmpty(o))
      {
        return false;
      }
      if (o is DateTime)
      {
        d = (DateTime)o;
        return true;
      }
      try
      {
        d = Convert.ToDateTime(o);
        return true;
      }
      catch
      {
        return false;
      }
    }
}

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