How to use datetime.tryParse?

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Hello,

I am trying to write a method which can filter gridview from selected date range value, but I keep experiencing the following error (The name 'datetime' does not exist in the current context)on the "tryParse" if statement line below:

C#

private void BindDate(string startDate, string endDate)
   {

       DateTime dStartDate;
       DateTime dEndDate;
       DataSet dt = new DataSet();

       //Check if the string has the valid date format
       if (datetime.TryParse(startDate, out dStartDate) && datetime.TryParse(endDate, out dEndDate))
       {

If anyone knows what the error illustrate could you please let me know.
Many thanks for your time and help.

Posted 13-Jan-14 0:06am

miss786

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3 solutions

Solution 2

Try this

C#

if (DateTime.TryParse(startDate, out dStartDate) && DateTime.TryParse(endDate, out dEndDate))
       {

~~datetime~~ - > DateTime

Reference : DateTime.TryParse[^]

Posted 13-Jan-14 0:11am

Karthik_Mahalingam

Updated 13-Jan-14 0:12am

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Solution 3

datetime should be DateTime

C#

private void BindDate(string startDate, string endDate)
   {

       DateTime dStartDate;
       DateTime dEndDate;
       DataSet dt = new DataSet();

       //Check if the string has the valid date format
       if (DateTime.TryParse(startDate, out dStartDate) && DateTime.TryParse(endDate, out dEndDate))
       {

Posted 13-Jan-14 0:11am

Sandeep Singh Shekhawat

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Gitanjali Singh · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-13T00:10:00

Solution 1

Replace

C#

datetime.TryParse

with

C#

DateTime.TryParse

Refer:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ch92fbc1(v=vs.110).aspx[^]

This may work.

Posted 13-Jan-14 0:10am

Gitanjali Singh

Updated 13-Jan-14 0:12am

v2

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miss786 13-Jan-14 6:15am

Thank you! =D

Gitanjali Singh 13-Jan-14 6:17am

welcome :)