DateTimeOffset.TryParseExact Method (System) (original) (raw)

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Converts the specified string representation of a date and time to its DateTimeOffset equivalent using the specified format, culture-specific format information, and style. The format of the string representation must match the specified format exactly.

public:
 static bool TryParseExact(System::String ^ input, System::String ^ format, IFormatProvider ^ formatProvider, System::Globalization::DateTimeStyles styles, [Runtime::InteropServices::Out] DateTimeOffset % result);

public static bool TryParseExact(string input, string format, IFormatProvider formatProvider, System.Globalization.DateTimeStyles styles, out DateTimeOffset result);

public static bool TryParseExact(string? input, string? format, IFormatProvider? formatProvider, System.Globalization.DateTimeStyles styles, out DateTimeOffset result);

static member TryParseExact : string * string * IFormatProvider * System.Globalization.DateTimeStyles * DateTimeOffset -> bool

Public Shared Function TryParseExact (input As String, format As String, formatProvider As IFormatProvider, styles As DateTimeStyles, ByRef result As DateTimeOffset) As Boolean

Parameters

input

String

A string that contains a date and time to convert.

format

String

A format specifier that defines the required format of input.

formatProvider

IFormatProvider

An object that supplies culture-specific formatting information about input.

styles

DateTimeStyles

A bitwise combination of enumeration values that indicates the permitted format of input. A typical value to specify is None.

result

DateTimeOffset

When the method returns, contains the DateTimeOffset equivalent to the date and time of input, if the conversion succeeded, or DateTimeOffset.MinValue, if the conversion failed. The conversion fails if the input parameter is null, or does not contain a valid string representation of a date and time in the expected format defined by format and provider. This parameter is passed uninitialized.

Returns

true if the input parameter is successfully converted; otherwise, false.

Exceptions

Examples

The following example uses the TryParseExact(String, String, IFormatProvider, DateTimeStyles, DateTimeOffset) method with standard and custom format specifiers, the invariant culture, and various DateTimeStyles values to parse several date and time strings.

string dateString, format;
DateTimeOffset result;
IFormatProvider provider = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;

// Parse date-only value with invariant culture and assume time is UTC.
dateString = "06/15/2008";
format = "d";
if (DateTimeOffset.TryParseExact(dateString, format, provider,
                                 DateTimeStyles.AssumeUniversal,
                                 out result))
   Console.WriteLine("'{0}' converts to {1}.", dateString, result.ToString());
else
   Console.WriteLine("'{0}' is not in the correct format.", dateString);

// Parse date-only value with leading white space.
// Should return False because only trailing white space is
// specified in method call.
dateString = " 06/15/2008";
if (DateTimeOffset.TryParseExact(dateString, format, provider,
                                 DateTimeStyles.AllowTrailingWhite,
                                 out result))
   Console.WriteLine("'{0}' converts to {1}.", dateString, result.ToString());
else
   Console.WriteLine("'{0}' is not in the correct format.", dateString);

// Parse date and time value, and allow all white space.
dateString = " 06/15/   2008  15:15    -05:00";
format = "MM/dd/yyyy H:mm zzz";
if (DateTimeOffset.TryParseExact(dateString, format, provider,
                                 DateTimeStyles.AllowWhiteSpaces,
                                 out result))
   Console.WriteLine("'{0}' converts to {1}.", dateString, result.ToString());
else
   Console.WriteLine("'{0}' is not in the correct format.", dateString);

// Parse date and time and convert to UTC.
dateString = "  06/15/2008 15:15:30 -05:00";
format = "MM/dd/yyyy H:mm:ss zzz";
if (DateTimeOffset.TryParseExact(dateString, format, provider,
                                DateTimeStyles.AllowWhiteSpaces |
                                DateTimeStyles.AdjustToUniversal,
                                out result))
   Console.WriteLine("'{0}' converts to {1}.", dateString, result.ToString());
else
   Console.WriteLine("'{0}' is not in the correct format.", dateString);
// The example displays the following output:
//    '06/15/2008' converts to 6/15/2008 12:00:00 AM +00:00.
//    ' 06/15/2008' is not in the correct format.
//    ' 06/15/   2008  15:15    -05:00' converts to 6/15/2008 3:15:00 PM -05:00.
//    '  06/15/2008 15:15:30 -05:00' converts to 6/15/2008 8:15:30 PM +00:00.

let provider = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture

// Parse date-only value with invariant culture and assume time is UTC.
let dateString = "06/15/2008"
let format = "d"
match DateTimeOffset.TryParseExact(dateString, format, provider, DateTimeStyles.AssumeUniversal) with
| true, result ->
    printfn $"'{dateString}' converts to {result}."
| _ ->
    printfn $"'{dateString}' is not in the correct format."

// Parse date-only value with leading white space.
// Should return False because only trailing white space is
// specified in method call.
let dateString = " 06/15/2008"
match DateTimeOffset.TryParseExact(dateString, format, provider, DateTimeStyles.AllowTrailingWhite) with
| true, result ->
    printfn $"'{dateString}' converts to {result}."
| _ ->
    printfn $"'{dateString}' is not in the correct format."

// Parse date and time value, and allow all white space.
let dateString = " 06/15/   2008  15:15    -05:00"
let format = "MM/dd/yyyy H:mm zzz"
match DateTimeOffset.TryParseExact(dateString, format, provider, DateTimeStyles.AllowWhiteSpaces) with
| true, result ->
    printfn $"'{dateString}' converts to {result}."
| _ ->
    printfn $"'{dateString}' is not in the correct format."

// Parse date and time and convert to UTC.
let dateString = "  06/15/2008 15:15:30 -05:00"
let format = "MM/dd/yyyy H:mm:ss zzz"
match DateTimeOffset.TryParseExact(dateString, format, provider, DateTimeStyles.AllowWhiteSpaces ||| DateTimeStyles.AdjustToUniversal) with
| true, result ->
    printfn $"'{dateString}' converts to {result}."
| _ ->
    printfn $"'{dateString}' is not in the correct format."

// The example displays the following output:
//    '06/15/2008' converts to 6/15/2008 12:00:00 AM +00:00.
//    ' 06/15/2008' is not in the correct format.
//    ' 06/15/   2008  15:15    -05:00' converts to 6/15/2008 3:15:00 PM -05:00.
//    '  06/15/2008 15:15:30 -05:00' converts to 6/15/2008 8:15:30 PM +00:00.

Dim dateString, format As String  
Dim result As DateTimeOffset
Dim provider As CultureInfo = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture

' Parse date-only value with invariant culture and assume time is UTC.
dateString = "06/15/2008"
format = "d"
If DateTimeOffset.TryParseExact(dateString, format, provider, _
                                   DateTimeStyles.AssumeUniversal, _
                                   result) Then
   Console.WriteLine("'{0}' converts to {1}.", dateString, result.ToString())
Else
   Console.WriteLine("'{0}' is not in the correct format.", dateString)
End If 

' Parse date-only value with leading white space.
' Should return False because only trailing white space is  
' specified in method call.
dateString = " 06/15/2008"
If DateTimeOffset.TryParseExact(dateString, format, provider, _
                                DateTimeStyles.AllowTrailingWhite, _
                                result) Then
   Console.WriteLine("'{0}' converts to {1}.", dateString, result.ToString())
Else
   Console.WriteLine("'{0}' is not in the correct format.", dateString)
End If 

' Parse date and time value, and allow all white space.
dateString = " 06/15/   2008  15:15    -05:00"
format = "MM/dd/yyyy H:mm zzz"
If DateTimeOffset.TryParseExact(dateString, format, provider, _
                                DateTimeStyles.AllowWhiteSpaces, _
                                result) Then
   Console.WriteLine("'{0}' converts to {1}.", dateString, result.ToString())
Else
   Console.WriteLine("'{0}' is not in the correct format.", dateString)
End If 

' Parse date and time and convert to UTC.
dateString = "  06/15/2008 15:15:30 -05:00"   
format = "MM/dd/yyyy H:mm:ss zzz"       
If DateTimeOffset.TryParseExact(dateString, format, provider, _
                                DateTimeStyles.AllowWhiteSpaces Or _
                                DateTimeStyles.AdjustToUniversal, _
                                result) Then
   Console.WriteLine("'{0}' converts to {1}.", dateString, result.ToString())
Else
   Console.WriteLine("'{0}' is not in the correct format.", dateString)
End If 
' The example displays the following output:
'    '06/15/2008' converts to 6/15/2008 12:00:00 AM +00:00.
'    ' 06/15/2008' is not in the correct format.
'    ' 06/15/   2008  15:15    -05:00' converts to 6/15/2008 3:15:00 PM -05:00.
'    '  06/15/2008 15:15:30 -05:00' converts to 6/15/2008 8:15:30 PM +00:00.

The following example uses a variety of DateTimeStyles values to parse an array of strings that are expected to conform to ISO 8601. As the output from the example shows, strings that are in the proper format fail to parse if:

they contain white space, and an appropriate DateTimeStyles flag (such as DateTimeStyles.AllowWhiteSpaces has not been supplied in the method call.
they contain date and time elements that are out of range.

Strings that do not specify a UTC offset are assumed to have the offset of the local time zone (in this case, -07:00, which reflects the offset of the Pacific Daylight Time zone) unless the DateTimeStyles.AssumeUniversal flag is supplied in the method call. In that case, they are assumed to be Universal Coordinated Time.

open System
open System.Globalization

let parseWithISO8601 dateStrings styles =
    printfn $"Parsing with {styles}:"
    for dateString in dateStrings do
        match DateTimeOffset.TryParseExact(dateString, "O", null, styles) with
        | true, date ->
            printfn $"""   {dateString,-35} --> {date.ToString "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.FF zzz"}"""
        | _ ->
            printfn $"   Unable to convert '{dateString}'"

let dateStrings = 
    [ "2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z"
      "2018/08/18T12:45:16.0000000Z"
      "2018-18-08T12:45:16.0000000Z"
      "2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000"
      " 2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z "
      "2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000+02:00"
      "2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000-07:00" ]

parseWithISO8601 dateStrings DateTimeStyles.None
printfn "\n-----\n"
parseWithISO8601 dateStrings DateTimeStyles.AllowWhiteSpaces
printfn "\n-----\n"
parseWithISO8601 dateStrings DateTimeStyles.AdjustToUniversal
printfn "\n-----\n"
parseWithISO8601 dateStrings DateTimeStyles.AssumeLocal
printfn "\n-----\n"
parseWithISO8601 dateStrings DateTimeStyles.AssumeUniversal

// The example displays the following output:
//      Parsing with None:
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z        --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +00:00
//         Unable to convert '2018/08/18T12:45:16.0000000Z'
//         Unable to convert '2018-18-08T12:45:16.0000000Z'
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000         --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 -07:00
//         Unable to convert ' 2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z '
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000+02:00   --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +02:00
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000-07:00   --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 -07:00
//
//      -----
//
//      Parsing with AllowWhiteSpaces:
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z        --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +00:00
//         Unable to convert '2018/08/18T12:45:16.0000000Z'
//         Unable to convert '2018-18-08T12:45:16.0000000Z'
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000         --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 -07:00
//          2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z       --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +00:00
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000+02:00   --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +02:00
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000-07:00   --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 -07:00
//
//      -----
//
//      Parsing with AdjustToUniversal:
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z        --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +00:00
//         Unable to convert '2018/08/18T12:45:16.0000000Z'
//         Unable to convert '2018-18-08T12:45:16.0000000Z'
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000         --> 2018-08-18 19:45:16 +00:00
//         Unable to convert ' 2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z '
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000+02:00   --> 2018-08-18 10:45:16 +00:00
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000-07:00   --> 2018-08-18 19:45:16 +00:00
//
//      -----
//
//      Parsing with AssumeLocal:
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z        --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +00:00
//         Unable to convert '2018/08/18T12:45:16.0000000Z'
//         Unable to convert '2018-18-08T12:45:16.0000000Z'
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000         --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 -07:00
//         Unable to convert ' 2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z '
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000+02:00   --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +02:00
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000-07:00   --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 -07:00
//
//      -----
//
//      Parsing with AssumeUniversal:
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z        --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +00:00
//         Unable to convert '2018/08/18T12:45:16.0000000Z'
//         Unable to convert '2018-18-08T12:45:16.0000000Z'
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000         --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +00:00
//         Unable to convert ' 2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z '
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000+02:00   --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +02:00
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000-07:00   --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 -07:00

using System;
using System.Globalization;

public class Example
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      string[] dateStrings = { "2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z",
                               "2018/08/18T12:45:16.0000000Z",
                               "2018-18-08T12:45:16.0000000Z",
                               "2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000",                               
                               " 2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z ",
                               "2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000+02:00",
                               "2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000-07:00" }; 
      
      ParseWithISO8601(dateStrings, DateTimeStyles.None);
      Console.WriteLine("\n-----\n");
      ParseWithISO8601(dateStrings, DateTimeStyles.AllowWhiteSpaces);
      Console.WriteLine("\n-----\n");
      ParseWithISO8601(dateStrings, DateTimeStyles.AdjustToUniversal);
      Console.WriteLine("\n-----\n");
      ParseWithISO8601(dateStrings, DateTimeStyles.AssumeLocal);
      Console.WriteLine("\n-----\n");
      ParseWithISO8601(dateStrings, DateTimeStyles.AssumeUniversal);   }

   private static void ParseWithISO8601(string[] dateStrings, DateTimeStyles styles)
   {   
      Console.WriteLine($"Parsing with {styles}:");
      DateTimeOffset date;
      foreach (var dateString in dateStrings)
      {
         if (DateTimeOffset.TryParseExact(dateString, "O", null, styles, out date))
         {
            Console.WriteLine($"   {dateString,-35} --> {date:yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.FF zzz}");
         }
         else
         {
            Console.WriteLine($"   Unable to convert '{dateString}'");
         }   
      } 
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//      Parsing with None:
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z        --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +00:00
//         Unable to convert '2018/08/18T12:45:16.0000000Z'
//         Unable to convert '2018-18-08T12:45:16.0000000Z'
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000         --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 -07:00
//         Unable to convert ' 2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z '
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000+02:00   --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +02:00
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000-07:00   --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 -07:00
//
//      -----
//
//      Parsing with AllowWhiteSpaces:
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z        --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +00:00
//         Unable to convert '2018/08/18T12:45:16.0000000Z'
//         Unable to convert '2018-18-08T12:45:16.0000000Z'
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000         --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 -07:00
//          2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z       --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +00:00
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000+02:00   --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +02:00
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000-07:00   --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 -07:00
//
//      -----
//
//      Parsing with AdjustToUniversal:
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z        --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +00:00
//         Unable to convert '2018/08/18T12:45:16.0000000Z'
//         Unable to convert '2018-18-08T12:45:16.0000000Z'
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000         --> 2018-08-18 19:45:16 +00:00
//         Unable to convert ' 2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z '
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000+02:00   --> 2018-08-18 10:45:16 +00:00
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000-07:00   --> 2018-08-18 19:45:16 +00:00
//
//      -----
//
//      Parsing with AssumeLocal:
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z        --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +00:00
//         Unable to convert '2018/08/18T12:45:16.0000000Z'
//         Unable to convert '2018-18-08T12:45:16.0000000Z'
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000         --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 -07:00
//         Unable to convert ' 2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z '
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000+02:00   --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +02:00
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000-07:00   --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 -07:00
//
//      -----
//
//      Parsing with AssumeUniversal:
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z        --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +00:00
//         Unable to convert '2018/08/18T12:45:16.0000000Z'
//         Unable to convert '2018-18-08T12:45:16.0000000Z'
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000         --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +00:00
//         Unable to convert ' 2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z '
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000+02:00   --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +02:00
//         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000-07:00   --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 -07:00

Imports System.Globalization

Public Module Example
   Public Sub Main()
      Dim dateStrings() = { "2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z",
                            "2018/08/18T12:45:16.0000000Z",
                            "2018-18-08T12:45:16.0000000Z",
                            "2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000",                               
                            " 2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z ",
                            "2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000+02:00",
                            "2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000-07:00" } 
      
      ParseWithISO8601(dateStrings, DateTimeStyles.None)
      Console.WriteLine($"{vbCrLf}-----{vbCrLf}")
      ParseWithISO8601(dateStrings, DateTimeStyles.AllowWhiteSpaces)
      Console.WriteLine($"{vbCrLf}-----{vbCrLf}")
      ParseWithISO8601(dateStrings, DateTimeStyles.AdjustToUniversal)
      Console.WriteLine($"{vbCrLf}-----{vbCrLf}")
      ParseWithISO8601(dateStrings, DateTimeStyles.AssumeLocal)
      Console.WriteLine($"{vbCrLf}-----{vbCrLf}")
      ParseWithISO8601(dateStrings, DateTimeStyles.AssumeUniversal)   
   End Sub

   Private Sub ParseWithISO8601(dateStrings() As String, styles As DateTimeStyles)
      Console.WriteLine($"Parsing with {styles}:")
      Dim dat As DateTimeOffset
      For Each dateStr In dateStrings
         If DateTimeOffset.TryParseExact(dateStr, "O", Nothing, styles, dat) Then
            Console.WriteLine($"   {dateStr,-35} --> {dat:yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.FF zzz}")
         Else
            Console.WriteLine($"   Unable to convert '{dateStr}'")
         End If   
      Next 
   End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
'      Parsing with None:
'         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z        --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +00:00
'         Unable to convert '2018/08/18T12:45:16.0000000Z'
'         Unable to convert '2018-18-08T12:45:16.0000000Z'
'         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000         --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 -07:00
'         Unable to convert ' 2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z '
'         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000+02:00   --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +02:00
'         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000-07:00   --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 -07:00
'
'      -----
'
'      Parsing with AllowWhiteSpaces:
'         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z        --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +00:00
'         Unable to convert '2018/08/18T12:45:16.0000000Z'
'         Unable to convert '2018-18-08T12:45:16.0000000Z'
'         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000         --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 -07:00
'          2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z       --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +00:00
'         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000+02:00   --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +02:00
'         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000-07:00   --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 -07:00
'
'      -----
'
'      Parsing with AdjustToUniversal:
'         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z        --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +00:00
'         Unable to convert '2018/08/18T12:45:16.0000000Z'
'         Unable to convert '2018-18-08T12:45:16.0000000Z'
'         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000         --> 2018-08-18 19:45:16 +00:00
'         Unable to convert ' 2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z '
'         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000+02:00   --> 2018-08-18 10:45:16 +00:00
'         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000-07:00   --> 2018-08-18 19:45:16 +00:00
'
'      -----
'
'      Parsing with AssumeLocal:
'         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z        --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +00:00
'         Unable to convert '2018/08/18T12:45:16.0000000Z'
'         Unable to convert '2018-18-08T12:45:16.0000000Z'
'         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000         --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 -07:00
'         Unable to convert ' 2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z '
'         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000+02:00   --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +02:00
'         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000-07:00   --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 -07:00
'
'      -----
'
'      Parsing with AssumeUniversal:
'         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z        --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +00:00
'         Unable to convert '2018/08/18T12:45:16.0000000Z'
'         Unable to convert '2018-18-08T12:45:16.0000000Z'
'         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000         --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +00:00
'         Unable to convert ' 2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000Z '
'         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000+02:00   --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 +02:00
'         2018-08-18T12:45:16.0000000-07:00   --> 2018-08-18 12:45:16 -07:00

Remarks

This overload of the TryParseExact(String, String, IFormatProvider, DateTimeStyles, DateTimeOffset) method is like the DateTimeOffset.ParseExact(String, String, IFormatProvider, DateTimeStyles) method, except that this method does not throw an exception if the conversion fails. It parses the string representation of a date and time that must exactly match the pattern specified by the format parameter. If the input string does not match this pattern, with some possible variations in white space defined by the styles parameter, the parsing operation fails and the method returns false.

The format parameter is a string that contains either a single standard format specifier or one or more custom format specifiers that define the required pattern of input. For details about valid formatting codes, see Standard Date and Time Format Strings and Custom Date and Time Format Strings. If format includes the z, zz, or zzz custom format specifiers to indicate that an offset must be present in input, that offset must include either a negative sign or a positive sign. If the sign is missing, the parsing operation fails and the method returns false.

If format requires that input contain a date but not a time, the resulting DateTimeOffset object is assigned a time of midnight (0:00:00). If format requires that input contain a time but not a date, the resulting DateTimeOffset object is assigned the current date on the local system. If format does not require that input contain an offset, the offset of the resulting DateTimeOffset object depends on the value of the styles parameter. If styles includes AssumeLocal, the offset of the local time zone is assigned to the DateTimeOffset object. If styles includes AssumeUniversal, the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) offset, or +00:00, is assigned to the DateTimeOffset object. If neither value is specified, the offset of the local time zone is used.

The particular date and time symbols and strings used in input are defined by the formatProvider parameter. The same is true for the precise pattern of input if format is a standard format specifier string. The formatProvider parameter can be either of the following:

A CultureInfo object that represents the culture based on which input is interpreted. The DateTimeFormatInfo object returned by the CultureInfo.DateTimeFormat property defines the symbols and standard formats allowed in input.
A DateTimeFormatInfo object that defines the format of date and time data.

If formatprovider is null, the CultureInfo object that corresponds to the current culture is used.

The styles parameter defines whether white space is allowed in the input string, indicates how strings without an explicit offset component are parsed, and supports UTC conversion as part of the parsing operation. All members of the DateTimeStyles enumeration are supported except NoCurrentDateDefault. The following table lists the effect of each supported member.

DateTimeStyles member	Behavior
AdjustToUniversal	Parses input and, if necessary, converts it to UTC. It is equivalent to parsing a string, and then calling the DateTimeOffset.ToUniversalTime method of the returned DateTimeOffset object.
AssumeLocal	If format does not require that input contain an offset value, the returned DateTimeOffset object is given the offset of the local time zone. This is the default behavior.
AssumeUniversal	If format does not require that input contain an offset value, the returned DateTimeOffset object is given the UTC offset (+00:00).
AllowInnerWhite	Allows input to include inner white space not specified by format. Extra white space can appear between date and time components and within individual components, other than the offset, and is ignored when parsing the string.
AllowLeadingWhite	Allows input to include leading spaces not specified by format. These are ignored when parsing the string.
AllowTrailingWhite	Allows input to include trailing spaces not specified by format. These are ignored when parsing the string.
AllowWhiteSpaces	Allows input to include leading, trailing, and inner spaces not specified by format. All extra white-space characters not specified in format are ignored when parsing the string.
None	Indicates that additional white space is not permitted in input. White space must appear exactly as specified in format. This is the default behavior.
RoundtripKind	Has no effect, because the DateTimeOffset structure does not include a Kind property.

Notes to Callers

In the .NET Framework 4, the TryParseExact returns false if the string to be parsed contains an hour component and an AM/PM designator that are not in agreement. In the .NET Framework 3.5 and earlier versions, the AM/PM designator is ignored.