How to convert string to date time in specific format and assign it to date property in c# [duplicate]

Answer 1

First create a DateTime object from your string

DateTime dt = DateTime.ParseExact("12/06/2014", "dd/MM/yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

Then from that object you can achieve anything you want like this

dt.ToString("MM/dd/yyyy");

OR

MyDateTimePicker.SelectedDate = dt;

EDIT: According to your requirement do this

MyDateTimePicker.SelectedDate = dt.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd");

Answer 2

Here is a way you can do it :

String initial = "12/06/2014" ; 
String newFormat = DateTime.ParseExact(initial, "dd/MM/YYYY").ToString("yyyy-MM-dd"); 

// newFormat contains now 2014-06-12 

EDIT :

ToString() can change the format but it is in string format. how do i assign the .Tostring() result "yyyy-MM-dd" to date property as it only accepts the datetime variable in "yyyy-MM-dd" format. if i assign .Tostring() result in date variable again it is going to change in "dd/MM/yyyy" format

If you want to assign back the newFormat to a DateTime you must parse it.

DateTime date = DateTime.ParseExact(newFormat , "yyyy-MM-dd");

Answer 3

By default, your DateTime value will always be returned as the system local. You'll need to use .ToString(string format) on the DateTime object.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8kb3ffffd4%28v=vs.110%29.aspx

The above link should give you all the information you need on the formatting.

Answer 4

I suggest keeping the date format however your pc (region) has it, and only manipulating it when you "show" it on screen.

You can format it when displaying it, like this:

.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)

Answer 5

You could try to parse at first the string:

DateTime dt = DateTime.ParseExact(input, "dd/MM/yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

where input is the string with your date, 12/06/2014.

Then you could get the string you want as below:

string output = dt.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd");

DateTime newDt = DateTime.ParseExact(input, "yyyy-MM-dd", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

For more information about DateTime.ParseExact please look here.