Question

How to check if a string is a valid DateTime in C#

Answer 1

using System;
 
class Program
{
    public static bool IsDateTime(string dt) {
        DateTime tmpDate;
         
        return DateTime.TryParse(dt, out tmpDate);
    }
    static void Main() {
        Console.WriteLine(IsDateTime(DateTime.Now.ToString()));

        Console.WriteLine(IsDateTime(new DateTime(2023, 08, 02).ToString()));
         
        Console.WriteLine(IsDateTime("24082023"));
 
        Console.WriteLine(IsDateTime("9/4/2023 8:30:53 AM")); 
    }
}
 
 
 
 
/*
run:
 
True
True
False
True
 
*/

 

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