Datetime.Parse method is used to parse string into valid date and time format. Here we will see example of DateTime parse in C#.net and Vb.net.

[C#] program DateTime Parse Method.

using System;
using System.Globalization;
namespace DateAndTime.Examples
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
DateTime parseDateString = DateTime.Parse("01-01-2012");
Console.WriteLine("Parsed date string is {0}", parseDateString);
DateTime parseDateStringProvider = DateTime.Parse("31-12-2011",new CultureInfo("en-GB")

,DateTimeStyles.None);
Console.WriteLine("Parsed date string with provider is {0}", parseDateStringProvider);
parseDateStringProvider = DateTime.Parse("12-31-2011", new CultureInfo("sv-SE"), 

DateTimeStyles.None);
Console.WriteLine("Parsed date string with provider is {0}", parseDateStringProvider);   
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
}

VB.net DateTime Pasrse Example

using System;
using System.Globalization;
namespace DateAndTime.Examples
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
DateTime parseDateString = DateTime.Parse("01-01-2012");
Console.WriteLine("Parsed date string is {0}", parseDateString);
DateTime parseDateStringProvider = DateTime.Parse("31-12-2011",

new CultureInfo("en-GB"),DateTimeStyles.None);
Console.WriteLine("Parsed date string with provider is {0}", parseDateStringProvider);
parseDateStringProvider = DateTime.Parse("12-31-2011", 

new CultureInfo("sv-SE"), DateTimeStyles.None);
Console.WriteLine("Parsed date string with provider is {0}", parseDateStringProvider);   
Console.ReadLine();
}
}
}

Parsed date string is 1/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Parsed date string with provider is 12/31/2011 12:00:00 AM
Parsed date string with provider is 12/31/2011 12:00:00 AM

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