Question

I was searching here about converting a string like ’16:20′ to a DateTime type without losing the format, I said I dont want to add dd/MM/yyy or seconds or AM/PM, because db just accept this format.

I tried with Cultures yet

Thanks in Advance

Answer 1

All DateTime objects must have a date and a time.

If you want just the time, use TimeSpan:

TimeSpan span = TimeSpan.Parse('16:20'); 

If you want a DateTime, add that time to the min value:

TimeSpan span = TimeSpan.Parse('16.20'); DateTime dt = DateTime.MinValue.Add(span); // will get you 1/1/1900 4:20 PM which can be formatted with .ToString('HH:mm') for 24 hour formatting