How Do I Check Whether Given Date Is In Required Format?

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I am trying to validate date format if it is in MM/DD/YYYY format or not in C#.
Please help.
Please note that I dont need validation in Javascript.

Posted 16-Apr-15 19:50pm

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Abhinav S · Answer 1 · 2015-04-16T20:06:00

C# has a DateTime.TryParse method[^].
This can help you detect the validity of the date.

Here[^] are some samples.

Posted 16-Apr-15 20:06pm

OriginalGriff · Answer 2 · 2015-04-16T20:16:00

Try:

DateTime dt;
if (DateTime.TryParseExact("04/17/2015", "MM/dd/yyyy", CultureInfo("en-US"), DateTimeStyles.None, out dt))
   {
   ...

Posted 16-Apr-15 20:16pm