Error on casting to "txtInvoiceEndDate.Text"

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When I am trying this:

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string invMonth = (txtInvoiceEndDate.Text)DateTime.Now.GetDateTimeFormats()[130].Substring(0, 3);

I get an error "Text box is field but used like type". What am I doing wrong?

Posted 15-Nov-15 23:44pm

Baroor

Updated 16-Nov-15 0:00am

Leo Chapiro

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[no name] 16-Nov-15 5:53am

What are you trying to do by this line of code ?

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Abhinav S · Answer 1 · 2015-11-15T23:48:00

Solution 1

The field txtInvoiceEndDate.Text is not a Type. You cannot convert data into an instance or value directly.
You can cast to a type. Thus using Convert.ToString() will work.

string invMonth = Convert.ToString(DateTime.Now.GetDateTimeFormats()[130].Substring(0, 3));

Posted 15-Nov-15 23:48pm

Abhinav S

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Leo Chapiro 16-Nov-15 8:47am

The OP don't need any cast IMHO, the return value of Substring is already a string!

Sinisa Hajnal · Answer 2 · 2015-11-15T23:54:00

Solution 2

This should return short month name:

C#

string invMonth = DateTime.Now.ToString("MMM");

You can additionally pass the culture you want it formatted for.

Posted 15-Nov-15 23:54pm

Sinisa Hajnal

Leo Chapiro · Answer 3 · 2015-11-15T23:58:00

Solution 3

You have a Control named "txtInvoiceEndDate" (probably a TextBox) and this control has a field named "Text". Surely this is not the same as a string, BTW you don't need any cast here:

C#

string invMonth = DateTime.Now.GetDateTimeFormats()[130].Substring(0, 3);

Posted 15-Nov-15 23:58pm

Leo Chapiro