Convert string(" 5/01/2009 8:30 AM") with leading space to DateTime in CSharp
Description
The following code shows how to convert string(" 5/01/2009 8:30 AM") with leading space to DateTime.
Example
/*from w w w . j a va 2 s . c om*/
using System;
using System.Globalization;
public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
CultureInfo enUS = new CultureInfo("en-US");
string dateString;
DateTime dateValue;
// Parse date with no style flags.
dateString = " 5/01/2009 8:30 AM";
try {
dateValue = DateTime.ParseExact(dateString, "g", enUS, DateTimeStyles.None);
Console.WriteLine("Converted '{0}' to {1} ({2}).", dateString, dateValue,
dateValue.Kind);
}
catch (FormatException) {
Console.WriteLine("'{0}' is not in an acceptable format.", dateString);
}
// Allow a leading space in the date string.
try {
dateValue = DateTime.ParseExact(dateString, "g", enUS, DateTimeStyles.AllowLeadingWhite);
Console.WriteLine("Converted '{0}' to {1} ({2}).", dateString, dateValue,
dateValue.Kind);
}
catch (FormatException) {
Console.WriteLine("'{0}' is not in an acceptable format.", dateString);
}
}
}
The code above generates the following result.