C# DateTime Parse(String, IFormatProvider)

Description

DateTime Parse(String, IFormatProvider) converts the string representation of a date and time to its DateTime equivalent by using culture-specific format information.

Syntax

DateTime.Parse(String, IFormatProvider) has the following syntax.

public static DateTime Parse(
  string s,
  IFormatProvider provider
)

Parameters

DateTime.Parse(String, IFormatProvider) has the following parameters.

• s - A string that contains a date and time to convert.
• provider - An object that supplies culture-specific format information about s.

Returns

DateTime.Parse(String, IFormatProvider) method returns An object that is equivalent to the date and time contained in s as specified by provider.

Example

The following code shows how to use DateTime.Parse(String, IFormatProvider) method.

/*w w  w. ja v  a 2  s  .c om*/
using System;
using System.Globalization;
public class IsLeapYear
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      DateTime dt = DateTime.Parse("2012/09/17",CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
      Console.WriteLine(dt);
   }
}

The code above generates the following result.