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user3150130
user3150130

Reputation: 25

Converting to DateTime error

I have a cell on a DataGridView where I write an hour in this format(hh:mm), but when I try to convert that to a DateTime value it gives me this(01-01-001 00:00:00). Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

DateTime hora;
hora = Convert.ToDateTime(dataGridView1.Rows[1].Cells[1].Value);

Upvotes: 1

Views: 79

Answers (2)

Michael Dunlap
Michael Dunlap

Reputation: 4310

11:23 is not a valid DateTime, it does not have a Year, Month, and Day as well, That is a TimeSpan. Use the following:

TimeSpan thetime;
TimeSpan.TryParse(dataGridView1.Rows[1].Cells[1].Value, out thetime);

Upvotes: 0

Reed Copsey
Reed Copsey

Reputation: 564383

You likely need to use DateTime.ParseExact with the appropriate format specifier.

Note that the date portion of the resulting DateTime will not get set if you use hours/minutes as your format, and will most likely be something you should ignore.

If the hours and minutes just represent a span of time, consider TimeSpan instead of DateTime.

Upvotes: 1

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