Parsing datetime from String

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I have a string with ``` String a= "04/23/2014 12:00 AM" DateTime.ParseExact(a, "MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm tt", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture); ``` This Shows an error System.FormatException: String was not recognized as a valid DateTime. at System.DateTimeParse.ParseExact

Accepted Answer

Your format is specifying time in 24 hours format, but your string has time in 12 hour format. For parsing time your format should be `"hh:mm tt"`

```
String a = "04/23/2014 12:00 AM";
DateTime dt = DateTime.ParseExact(a, "MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm tt", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
```

You should see: Custom Date and Time Format Strings

HH --- The hour, using a 24-hour clock from 00 to 23. More information: The "HH" Custom Format Specifier.

hh --- The hour, using a 12-hour clock from 01 to 12. More information: The "hh" Custom Format Specifier.

Parsing datetime from String

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