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XmlConvert.ToDateTimeOffset Method (String)

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Converts the supplied String to a DateTimeOffset equivalent.

Namespace:  System.Xml
Assembly:  System.Xml (in System.Xml.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Shared Function ToDateTimeOffset ( _
    s As String _
) As DateTimeOffset
public static DateTimeOffset ToDateTimeOffset(
    string s
)

Parameters

  • s
    Type: System.String
    The string to convert.
    Note    The string must conform to a subset of the W3C Recommendation for the XML dateTime type. For more information see XML Schema Part 2: Datatypes.

Return Value

Type: System.DateTimeOffset
The DateTimeOffset equivalent of the supplied string.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

s is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

ArgumentOutOfRangeException

The argument passed to this method is outside the range of allowable values. For information about allowable values, see DateTimeOffset.

FormatException

The argument passed to this method does not conform to a subset of the W3C Recommendations for the XML dateTime type. For more information see XML Schema Part 2: Datatypes.

Remarks

When more than seven digits are specified for fractional seconds, the value is rounded. For example, 00000004 becomes 0000000 and 00000005 becomes 0000001.

Examples

            Dim xmlString As String = _
                "<?xml version='1.0'?>" & _
                "<transactions>" & _
                   "<transaction>" & _
                      "<id>123456789</id>" & _
                      "<amount>1.00</amount>" & _
                      "<currency>USD</currency>" & _
                      "<time>2007-08-03T22:05:13-07:00</time>" & _
                   "</transaction>" & _
                "</transactions>"

            ' Create an XmlReader
            Using reader As XmlReader = XmlReader.Create(New StringReader(xmlString))
                reader.ReadToFollowing("time")
                Dim time As String = reader.ReadElementContentAsString()

                ' Read the element contents as a string and covert to DateTimeOffset type
                ' The format of time must be a subset of the W3C Recommendation for the XML dateTime type
                Dim transaction_time As DateTimeOffset = XmlConvert.ToDateTimeOffset(time)
                OutputTextBlock.Text = transaction_time.ToString()
            End Using


String xmlString =
    @"<?xml version='1.0'?>
<transactions>
   <transaction>
      <id>123456789</id>
      <amount>1.00</amount>
      <currency>USD</currency>
      <time>2007-08-03T22:05:13-07:00</time>
   </transaction>
</transactions>";

// Create an XmlReader
using (XmlReader reader = XmlReader.Create(new StringReader(xmlString)))
{
    reader.ReadToFollowing("time");
    string time = reader.ReadElementContentAsString();

    // Read the element contents as a string and covert to DateTimeOffset type
    // The format of time must be a subset of the W3C Recommendation for the XML dateTime type
    DateTimeOffset transaction_time = XmlConvert.ToDateTimeOffset(time);
    OutputTextBlock.Text = transaction_time.ToString();
}

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.