Convert.ToDateTime Method (Object, IFormatProvider)
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Converts the value of the specified Object to a DateTime using the specified culture-specific formatting information.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- value
- Type: System.Object
An Object that implements the IConvertible interface.
- provider
- Type: System.IFormatProvider
An IFormatProvider interface implementation that supplies culture-specific formatting information.
Return Value
Type: System.DateTimeA DateTime equivalent to the value of value.
-or-
A DateTime equivalent to DateTime.MinValue if value is null.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| InvalidCastException | value does not implement IConvertible. |
The return value is the result of invoking the IConvertible.ToDateTime method of the underlying type of value.
provider enables the user to specify culture-specific conversion information about the contents of value. For example, if value is a String that represents a date, provider could supply culture-specific information about the notation used to represent that date.
The base types ignore provider; however, it is honored if value is a user-defined type that implements the IConvertible interface.