Mono Class Library: System.Convert Overview | Members

System.Convert.ToDateTime Method

Converts a string to a DateTime structure. [Edit]

public static DateTime ToDateTime (string value, IFormatProvider provider)

Parameters

value
The string to be converted. [Edit]
provider
A IFormatProvider that supplies a System.Globalization.DateTimeFormatInfo containing culture-specific formatting information. [Edit]

Returns

value as a DateTime. [Edit]

Exceptions

TypeReason
ArgumentExceptionvalue is a null reference. [Edit]
FormatExceptionvalue cannot be converted to a DateTime . [Edit]

Remarks

This method parses value using the information in the System.Globalization.DateTimeFormatInfo instance supplied by provider. If provider is null or if a System.Globalization.DateTimeFormatInfo cannot be obtained from provider, the string is parsed using the formatting information of the current system culture. [Edit]

Requirements

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0