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c#datetimedatetime-format
Adarsh Ravi
Adarsh Ravi

Reputation: 953

Issue with DateTime.TryParse()

I have a string "2/15/50" that needs to be converted to datetime format and I am using the following code:

DateTime.TryParse("2/15/50", out dt);

The output I am getting is: 02/15/1950 12:00:00 AM

The output expected is: 02/15/2050 12:00:00 AM

Is there a way I can achieve the latter. Suggestions to use other functions are welcome. I tried using Convert.ToDateTime as well and it returns the same output as TryParse.

Upvotes: 1

Views: 611

Answers (1)

Ben
Ben

Reputation: 787

This should work for you,

CultureInfo ci = new CultureInfo("en-US");
ci.Calendar.TwoDigitYearMax = 2099;
DateTime.TryParse("2/15/50", ci, System.Globalization.DateTimeStyles.None, out DateTime dt)

Heres the documentation on the method, ParseExact allows you to specify the format etc https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.datetime.tryparse?view=net-5.0

Here is where I got the culture information code https://www.hanselman.com/blog/how-to-parse-string-dates-with-a-two-digit-year-and-split-on-the-right-century-in-c

Upvotes: 5

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