Convert::ToDateTime Method (String^, IFormatProvider^)

Parameters

value

Type: System::String^

A string that contains a date and time to convert.

provider

Type: System::IFormatProvider^

An object that supplies culture-specific formatting information.

Return Value

The date and time equivalent of the value of value, or the date and time equivalent of DateTime::MinValue if value is null.

The return value is the result of invoking the DateTime::Parse(String^, IFormatProvider^) method on value.

provider is an IFormatProvider instance that obtains a DateTimeFormatInfo object. The DateTimeFormatInfo object provides culture-specific information about the format of value. If provider is null, the DateTimeFormatInfo for the current culture is used.

If you prefer not to handle an exception if the conversion fails, you can call the DateTime::TryParsemethod instead. It returns a Boolean value that indicates whether the conversion succeeded or failed.