Using DateTime.ParseExact to get only the time (without the day)

Question

I get unexpected results when I use DateTime.ParseExact. Here\'s my test code:

Dim MinVal As DateTime = #12:00:01 AM#
Dim MaxVal As DateTime = #11:59:59 PM#         


        

Answer 1

Documentation states:

If format defines a time with no date element and the parse operation succeeds, the resulting DateTime value has a date of DateTime.Now.Date.

If you want a time with no date, you can use:

var parsedDate = DateTime.ParseExact(...);
var timeOnly = parsedDate - parsedDate.Date;