Parse string("5/01/2009 09:00") to DateTime, custom formats with M and MM in CSharp

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using System;
using System.Globalization;

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      CultureInfo enUS = new CultureInfo("en-US"); 
      string dateString;
      DateTime dateValue;
      
      // Use custom formats with M and MM.
      dateString = "5/01/2009 09:00";
      try {
         dateValue = DateTime.ParseExact(dateString, "M/dd/yyyy hh:mm", 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, "MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm", 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);
      }
   }
}