Guid.ParseExact Method (System)

Module Example
   Public Sub Main()
      ' Define an array of all format specifiers.
      Dim formats() As String = { "N", "D", "B", "P", "X" }
      Dim guid As Guid = Guid.NewGuid()
      ' Create an array of valid Guid string representations.
      Dim stringGuids(formats.Length - 1) As String
      For ctr As Integer = 0 To formats.Length - 1
         stringGuids(ctr) = guid.ToString(formats(ctr))
      Next

      ' Parse the strings in the array using the "B" format specifier.
      For Each stringGuid In stringGuids
         Try
            Dim newGuid As Guid = Guid.ParseExact(stringGuid, "B")
            Console.WriteLine("Successfully parsed {0}", stringGuid)
         Catch e As ArgumentNullException
            Console.WriteLine("The string to be parsed is null.")
         Catch e As FormatException
            Console.WriteLine("Bad Format: {0}", stringGuid)
         End Try   
      Next      
   End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
'    Bad Format: 3351d3f0006747089ff928b5179b2051
'    Bad Format: 3351d3f0-0067-4708-9ff9-28b5179b2051
'    Successfully parsed {3351d3f0-0067-4708-9ff9-28b5179b2051}
'    Bad Format: (3351d3f0-0067-4708-9ff9-28b5179b2051)
'    Bad Format: {0x3351d3f0,0x0067,0x4708,{0x9f,0xf9,0x28,0xb5,0x17,0x9b,0x20,0x51}}

using System;

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      // Define an array of all format specifiers.
      string[] formats = { "N", "D", "B", "P", "X" };
      Guid guid = Guid.NewGuid();
      // Create an array of valid Guid string representations.
      string[] stringGuids = new string[formats.Length];
      for (int ctr = 0; ctr < formats.Length; ctr++)
         stringGuids[ctr] = guid.ToString(formats[ctr]);

      // Parse the strings in the array using the "B" format specifier.
      foreach (var stringGuid in stringGuids) {
         try {
            Guid newGuid = Guid.ParseExact(stringGuid, "B");
            Console.WriteLine("Successfully parsed {0}", stringGuid);
         }   
         catch (ArgumentNullException) { 
            Console.WriteLine("The string to be parsed is null.");
         }   
         catch (FormatException) {
            Console.WriteLine("Bad Format: {0}", stringGuid);
         }   
      }     
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//    Bad Format: eb5c8c7d187a44e68afb81e854c39457
//    Bad Format: eb5c8c7d-187a-44e6-8afb-81e854c39457
//    Successfully parsed {eb5c8c7d-187a-44e6-8afb-81e854c39457}
//    Bad Format: (eb5c8c7d-187a-44e6-8afb-81e854c39457)
//    Bad Format: {0xeb5c8c7d,0x187a,0x44e6,{0x8a,0xfb,0x81,0xe8,0x54,0xc3,0x94,0x57}}