String was not recognized as a valid datetime.

Question

hi guys,

I have an asp.net application in c#.

i have created one page to insert new candidate.In which i want to store candidate DOB.

When i'm giving DOB: 04/04/1980.

I'm getting this error.

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String was not recognized as a valid DateTime.

What I have tried:

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newCandidate.FirstNameAR = txtFirstNameAR.Text.Trim(); newCandidate.LastNameAR = txtLastNameAR.Text.Trim(); newCandidate.DOB = Convert.ToDateTime(txtDOB.Text);//Error newCandidate.Address = txtAddress.Text; newCandidate.CountryID = Convert.ToInt16(ddlCountry.SelectedValue);

i have added one label for testing.. as,

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label1.Text = DateTime.Now.ToShortString();

and i got, hijri date. But not G-Date. But my system in clock is display G-Date.

i have checked my clock setting and region as well.

How to solve this. Please guys help me.

Thanks

Vinay Singh · Answer

Hi use culture http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4353232/how-can-i-get-date-and-time-formats-based-on-culture-info https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/az4se3k1(v=vs.110).aspx https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/5hh873ya(v=vs.90).aspx

Joginder Banger · Answer

Hello dear, I think your text box values may be empty or null. I tried but have not problem. i check like this way. string input="04/04/1980"; DateTime dateTime=Convert.ToDateTime(input); Console.WriteLine(dateTime); For more information about the demo hit the link https://dotnetfiddle.net/yHaIlg