C# Convert ToDateTime(Object)

Description

Convert ToDateTime(Object) converts the value of the specified object to a DateTime object.

Syntax

Convert.ToDateTime(Object) has the following syntax.


public static DateTime ToDateTime(
  Object value
)

Parameters

Convert.ToDateTime(Object) has the following parameters.

value - An object that implements the IConvertible interface, or null.

Returns

Convert.ToDateTime(Object) method returns The date and time equivalent of the value of value, or a date and time equivalent of DateTime.MinValue if value is null.

Example

The following example calls the ToDateTime(Object) method with a variety of Object variables.


using System;//  ww  w  . j  a  v a 2 s. co m

public class ConversionToDateTime
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      string nonDateString = "monthly";
      ConvertToDateTime(nonDateString);

      string dateString; 
      dateString = "05/01/2014";
      ConvertToDateTime(dateString);
      dateString = "Tue Apr 28, 2014";
      ConvertToDateTime(dateString);
      dateString = "06 July 2014 7:32:47 AM";
      ConvertToDateTime(dateString);
      dateString = "17:32:47.003";
      ConvertToDateTime(dateString);
   }

   private static void ConvertToDateTime(object value)
   {
      DateTime convertedDate;
      try {
         convertedDate = Convert.ToDateTime(value);
         Console.WriteLine("'{0}' converts to {1}.", value, convertedDate);
      }
      catch (FormatException) {
         Console.WriteLine("'{0}' is not in the proper format.", value);
      }   
      catch (InvalidCastException) {
         Console.WriteLine("Conversion of the {0} '{1}' is not supported", 
                           value.GetType().Name, value);
      }
   }
}

The code above generates the following result.