Question

I have 2 DateTime objects, which I save to a file after using the ToShortDateString() function; the strings look like “12/15/2009”. I am stuck on this part now, I want to initialize DateTime object(s) with these strings so I can compare the timespan between the date dates. Any help appreciated.

Answer 1

You can try

DateTime date = DateTime.ParseExact("12/15/2009", "MM/dd/yyyy", null);

Have a look at

• DateTime.ParseExact Method (String,
  String, IFormatProvider)
• Easy String to DateTime, DateTime to
  String and Formatting