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Asked: 2026-06-12T13:53:43+00:00

When trying to convert date/time from string to DateTime, I’m not getting the correct

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When trying to convert date/time from string to DateTime, I’m not getting the correct value.

DateTime testDate = DateTime.ParseExact("2012-08-10T00:51:14.146Z", "yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.fffZ",    CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, DateTimeStyles.AssumeUniversal);

And my result is 2012-08-09 8:51:14 PM. Why is it being offset? I just want it to be the same value going in.

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  1. Editorial Team

    You are parsing the UTC date but the DateTime.Kind is local.
    You should parse with DateTimeStyles.AdjustToUniversal to mark the Kind as Utc.

            DateTime testDate = DateTime.ParseExact("2012-08-10T00:51:14.146Z", "yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.fffZ", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, DateTimeStyles.AssumeUniversal);

        Trace.WriteLine(testDate);  //  8/9/2012 8:51:14 PM
        Trace.WriteLine(testDate.ToString()); //  8/9/2012 8:51:14 PM
        Trace.WriteLine(testDate.ToUniversalTime()); //  8/10/2012 12:51:14 AM
        Trace.WriteLine(testDate.Kind); // Local

       testDate = DateTime.ParseExact("2012-08-10T00:51:14.146Z", "yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss.fffZ", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, DateTimeStyles.AdjustToUniversal);

        Trace.WriteLine(testDate);//  8/10/2012 12:51:14 AM
        Trace.WriteLine(testDate.ToString());//  8/10/2012 12:51:14 AM
        Trace.WriteLine(testDate.ToUniversalTime());//  8/10/2012 12:51:14 AM
        Trace.WriteLine(testDate.Kind); // Utc
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