How to convert dd/MM/yyyy string to MM-dd-YYYY DateTime int C#

Question

What is the best way to convert string (dd/MM/yyyy) to date (MM-dd-YYYY) in C#?

string date = "15/01/2017";
DateTime date1 = DateTime.Parse(date, new CultureInfo("en-CA"));
btnBack.Text = date1.ToString();

I have error

String was not recognized as a valid DateTime.

Answer 1

I suggest you use explicit formats in your case, you can do that by using ParseExact to get the DateTime object and then providing the desired format to the ToString overload:

string date = "15/01/2017";
DateTime date1 = DateTime.ParseExact(date, "dd/MM/yyyy", CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
btnBack.Text = date1.ToString("MM-dd-yyyy");