How to use QDateTime::fromString?

Question

I now, the question sounds rather silly, but I just can't get it to work. Worst example: ``` QString time_format = "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss"; QDateTime a = QDateTime::currentDateTime(); QString as = a.toString(time_format); qDebug() << as; // print "2014-07-16 17:47:04" QDateTime b; b.fromString(as,time_format); assert(b.isValid()); // fails ``` I create a valid QDatetime, make a string out of it (that is correct) and try to turn it into a QDatetime again (using the same time_format-string). But suddenly, the string can't be parsed. Any ideas?

Accepted Answer

`fromString` is a static function that returns the date; so you need to do:

```
QDateTime b = QDateTime::fromString(as,time_format);
```

in your code `b` never chaged from its default initialized state

How to use QDateTime::fromString?

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