Try to parse string to DateTime using culture-specific format information and formatting style in CSharp

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using System;
using System.Globalization;
public class MainClass{
  public static void Main(String[] argv){  
    string dateString;
    CultureInfo culture;
    DateTimeStyles styles;
    DateTime dateResult;
    
    // Parse a date and time with no styles.
    dateString = "03/01/2009 10:00 AM";
    culture = CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture("en-US");
    styles = DateTimeStyles.None;
    if (DateTime.TryParse(dateString, culture, styles, out dateResult))
       System.Console.WriteLine("{0} converted to {1} {2}.", 
                         dateString, dateResult, dateResult.Kind);
    else
       System.Console.WriteLine("Unable to convert {0} to a date and time.", 
                         dateString);

    // Parse the same date and time with the AssumeLocal style.
    styles = DateTimeStyles.AssumeLocal;
    if (DateTime.TryParse(dateString, culture, styles, out dateResult))
       System.Console.WriteLine("{0} converted to {1} {2}.", 
                         dateString, dateResult, dateResult.Kind);
    else
       System.Console.WriteLine("Unable to convert {0} to a date and time.", dateString);

  }
}