Question

Is there a direct way to parse an iCalendar date to .net using c#?
An iCalendar date looks like this:

2009-08-11T10:00+05:0000

I need to parse it to display it in a friendly format… thanks

Answer 1

string strDate = "2009-08-11T10:00+05:0000";
DateTimeFormatInfo dtfi = new DateTimeFormatInfo();
dtfi.FullDateTimePattern = "yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mmzzz";

DateTime dt = DateTime.Parse(c.Substring(0, c.Length-2), dtfi);

zzz is for time zone, but is only recognized when expressed like this: +xx:xx.
I tested with your example, removing the last 2 0’s then parsing with a custom DateTimeFormatInfo works.