DateTime.TryParse Method (System)

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TryParse Method

TryParse Method (String, DateTime)
TryParse Method (String, IFormatProvider, DateTimeStyles, DateTime)

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DateTime..::.TryParse Method
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DateTime..::.TryParse Method

Converts the specified string representation of a date and time to its DateTime equivalent and returns a value that indicates whether the conversion succeeded.

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	Name	Description
	TryParse(String, DateTime%)	Converts the specified string representation of a date and time to its DateTime equivalent and returns a value that indicates whether the conversion succeeded.
	TryParse(String, IFormatProvider, DateTimeStyles, DateTime%)	Converts the specified string representation of a date and time to its DateTime equivalent using the specified culture-specific format information and formatting style, and returns a value that indicates whether the conversion succeeded.

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Fail = DateTime.MinValue

Added by:J.Moreno

From the 2.0 version:

Fail = DateTime.MinValue | Modified on 8/4/2008 5:09 AM by dirq

When this method returns, contains the System.DateTime value equivalent to the date and time contained in s, if the conversion succeeded, or System.DateTime.MinValue if the conversion failed. The conversion fails if the s parameter is null, or does not contain a valid string representation of a date and time. This parameter is passed uninitialized.