convert a String to a Date

[John A Grandy]

what's the preferred method in vb.net to convert a String to a Date .... ?

 

[Scott M.]

Preferred, I don't know.

CType(string, date)

 

[Eduardo A. Morcillo [MS MVP]]

CType(string, date)

datevar = CDate(string) is shorter. You can also use Date.Parse or Date.ParseExact which can be used to parse a string in a specific format.

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

what's the preferred method in vb.net to convert a String to a Date .... ?

'DateTime.ParseExact'/'DateTime.Parse'.

 

[Cor]

I prefer datevar = CDate(string)

Cor

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

I prefer datevar = CDate(string)

;-) -- I hate that...

 

[Scott M.]

CDate is a holdover from VB 6.0. Many developers like to steer clear of
these functions because they cause more overhead than if the .NET equivalent
class is used.

CType(string, date)

datevar = CDate(string) is shorter. You can also use Date.Parse or
Date.ParseExact which can be used to parse a string in a specific format.