Using ViewState string was not recognized as a valid datetime

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DateTime sStartDate = DateTime.Parse(Convert.ToString(ViewState["StartDate"]));
                string sEndDate1 = Convert.ToString(ViewState["EndDate"]);
                DateTime sEndDate = DateTime.ParseExact(sEndDate1, "dd/MM/yyyy hh:mm:ss", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

After DateTime sEndDate its shows exception : string was not recognized as a valid datetime

Are you trying to get around the exception if the data is not set? Maybe use DateTime.TryParse? — Kevin Cook, May 27 '16 at 13:43

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered May 27 '16 at 16:11

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Change the format to dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss:

DateTime.ParseExact(sEndDate1, "dd/MM/yyyy HH:mm:ss", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

The hh format represents the hour as a number from 01 through 12.

If sEndDate1 hour is ie 13:00:00 it will throw an exception because it is out of range.

answered May 27 '16 at 16:11

Jaqen H'ghar

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Thanks that's helped me. – Vinay Telang Shriramwar Jun 06 '16 at 14:08

Using ViewState string was not recognized as a valid datetime

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