How to convert a date string with format “MM dd, yyyy” to yyyy-mmdd

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How to Convert a Date String with Format “MM dd,yyyy” to yyyy-mmdd

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C#

CultureInfo provider = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;
DateTime dateTime = DateTime.ParseExact(incorporate, "MM dd,yyyy", provider);

Posted 16-Dec-20 18:59pm

Gokulprasad05

Updated 16-Dec-20 21:48pm

Richard Deeming

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BillWoodruff 17-Dec-20 1:28am

Come back when you have actually tried something: see all those "Related Questions" links on this page ? Study a few of them.

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Well, you haven't posted any code, so really you've got diddly-squat .. I suggest you start reading here, Convert strings to DateTime | Microsoft Docs[^] with a view to using DateTime.ParseExact()

Posted 16-Dec-20 19:27pm

Garth J Lancaster

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Gokulprasad05 17-Dec-20 1:29am

CultureInfo provider = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;
DateTime dateTime = DateTime.ParseExact(incorporate, "MM dd,yyyy", provider);

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2020-12-16T19:58:00

Instead of using ParseExact, use TryParseExact:

C#

string incorporate = "03 27,1954";
CultureInfo provider = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;
DateTime dt;
if (!DateTime.TryParseExact(incorporate, "MM dd,yyyy", provider, DateTimeStyles.None, out dt))
    {
    ... report problem to user ...
    return;
    }
string formatted = dt.ToString("yyyy-MMdd");