Convert to DateTime Format

Question

Hello is there a way to convert this string "Saturday 04/23/2013 11:05 PM" to a valid DateTime Format?

Because it gives me FormatExceptionError everytime I execute this condition:

String was not recognized as a valid DateTime because the day of week was incorrect.

if(DateTime.Parse("Saturday 04/23/2013 11:05 PM") < DateTime.Today)
{
//code here
}

Is there a solution to this problem?

Answer 1

use DateTime.ParseExact()

string _strdate = "Tuesday 04/23/2013 11:05 PM"; // should be tuesday
DateTime _date = DateTime.ParseExact(_strdate,"dddd MM/dd/yyyy hh:mm tt", 
                                     CultureInfo.InvariantCulture)

• DateTime.ParseExact()
• Custom Date and Time Format Strings

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