How to convert a string containing AM/PM to DateTime?

Question

How can i parse a string like this: \"2/22/2015 9:54:02 AM\" to a DateTime instance?

i am currently using the DateTime.ParseExact method but without the AM/PM i.e:

Answer 1

You can use the tt specifier:

DateTime.ParseExact(
    "2/22/2015 9:54:02 PM",
    "M/dd/yyyy h:mm:ss tt", 
    CultureInfo.InvariantCulture
)

However be warned this can be locale specific. Also HH refers to the 24 hour clock, with AM/PM you generally use the 12 hour clock, so you'd want to use hh or just h for that.