Question

I want to parse DateTime, here my code:

var datastring =p1.ItemArray[2].ToString();
var format = "dd.MM.yyyy";
var date = DateTime.ParseExact(datastring,format,CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

p1 – is DataRow, in p1.ItemArray[2] I have value of DateTime

In watch p1.ItemArray[2] have this value : "09/03/2012 00:00:00" his type is DateTime

After parsing throws error: String was not recognized as a valid DateTime.

Answer 1

You could include the time in your format as it seems the string you are trying to parse contains the time:

var format = "dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm:ss";

Also I would recommend you using the TryParseExact method as it provides a better defensive programming pattern instead of throwing exceptions.