Parse Date Time [duplicate]

Below is the Date Time format I am getting from an API.

Mon Apr 14 03:31:15 +0000 2014

How can I convert it to dd-MMM-yyyy HH:mm:ss Format.

I tried following code:

Dim strDate as String = "Mon Apr 14 03:31:15 +0000 2014" Dim dateT as DateTime = DateTime.Parse(strDate) 

I am getting following issue:

DateTime.Parse(strDate) {"String was not recognized as a valid DateTime."}

Any solution and suggestion is appreciated.

2 Answers

You can use DateTime.ParseExact like:

string str = "Mon Apr 14 03:31:15 +0000 2014"; DateTime dt = DateTime.ParseExact(str, "ddd MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture); 

For more information see: Custom Date and Time Format Strings

For converting the parsed date to your required format do:

string formattedOutput = dt.ToString("dd-MMM-yyyy HH:mm:ss", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture); 

VB equivalent would be:

Dim dt As DateTime = DateTime.ParseExact(str, "ddd MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) Dim formattedOutput As String = dt.ToString("dd-MMM-yyyy HH:mm:ss", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) 

string Date = (Convert.ToDateTime(control.Text)).ToString("dd/mm/yyyy")

string Date = (Convert.ToDateTime(control.Text)).ToShortDateString();

you may also research using a culture e.g

<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true" CodeFile="lab.aspx.cs" Inherits="lab" MasterPageFile="~/Master.master" Culture="en-CA" UICulture="en-CA" %>