Convert::ToDateTime Method (String^)

Parameters

value

Type: System::String^

The string representation of a date and time.

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.

If value is not null, the return value is the result of invoking the DateTime::Parse method on value using the formatting information in a DateTimeFormatInfo object that is initialized for the current culture. The value argument must contain the representation of a date and time in one of the formats described in the DateTimeFormatInfo topic. If value is null, the method returns DateTime::MinValue.

This method tries to parse value completely and avoid throwing a FormatException. It completes missing month, day, and year information with the current date. If value contains only a date and no time, this method assumes a time of midnight. Any leading, inner, or trailing white-space characters in value are ignored.

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.