TimeSpan.Parse Method
Definition
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Converts the string representation of a time interval to its TimeSpan equivalent.
Overloads
Parse(String, IFormatProvider) |
Converts the string representation of a time interval to its TimeSpan equivalent by using the specified culture-specific format information. |
Parse(ReadOnlySpan<Char>, IFormatProvider) |
Converts the span representation of a time interval to its TimeSpan equivalent by using the specified culture-specific format information. |
Parse(String) |
Converts the string representation of a time interval to its TimeSpan equivalent. |
Parse(String, IFormatProvider)
- Source:
- TimeSpan.cs
- Source:
- TimeSpan.cs
- Source:
- TimeSpan.cs
Converts the string representation of a time interval to its TimeSpan equivalent by using the specified culture-specific format information.
public:
static TimeSpan Parse(System::String ^ input, IFormatProvider ^ formatProvider);
public:
static TimeSpan Parse(System::String ^ input, IFormatProvider ^ formatProvider) = IParsable<TimeSpan>::Parse;
public static TimeSpan Parse (string input, IFormatProvider formatProvider);
public static TimeSpan Parse (string input, IFormatProvider? formatProvider);
static member Parse : string * IFormatProvider -> TimeSpan
Public Shared Function Parse (input As String, formatProvider As IFormatProvider) As TimeSpan
Parameters
- input
- String
A string that specifies the time interval to convert.
- formatProvider
- IFormatProvider
An object that supplies culture-specific formatting information.
Returns
A time interval that corresponds to input
, as specified by formatProvider
.
Implements
Exceptions
input
is null
.
input
has an invalid format.
input
represents a number that is less than TimeSpan.MinValue or greater than TimeSpan.MaxValue.
-or-
At least one of the days, hours, minutes, or seconds components in input
is outside its valid range.
Examples
The following example defines an array of CultureInfo objects, and uses each object in calls to the Parse(String, IFormatProvider) method to parse the elements in a string array. The example illustrates how the conventions of a specific culture influence the formatting operation.
using System;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
string[] values = { "6", "6:12", "6:12:14", "6:12:14:45",
"6.12:14:45", "6:12:14:45.3448",
"6:12:14:45,3448", "6:34:14:45" };
CultureInfo[] cultures = { new CultureInfo("en-US"),
new CultureInfo("ru-RU"),
CultureInfo.InvariantCulture };
string header = String.Format("{0,-17}", "String");
foreach (CultureInfo culture in cultures)
header += culture.Equals(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) ?
String.Format("{0,20}", "Invariant") :
String.Format("{0,20}", culture.Name);
Console.WriteLine(header);
Console.WriteLine();
foreach (string value in values)
{
Console.Write("{0,-17}", value);
foreach (CultureInfo culture in cultures)
{
try {
TimeSpan ts = TimeSpan.Parse(value, culture);
Console.Write("{0,20}", ts.ToString("c"));
}
catch (FormatException) {
Console.Write("{0,20}", "Bad Format");
}
catch (OverflowException) {
Console.Write("{0,20}", "Overflow");
}
}
Console.WriteLine();
}
}
}
// The example displays the following output:
// String en-US ru-RU Invariant
//
// 6 6.00:00:00 6.00:00:00 6.00:00:00
// 6:12 06:12:00 06:12:00 06:12:00
// 6:12:14 06:12:14 06:12:14 06:12:14
// 6:12:14:45 6.12:14:45 6.12:14:45 6.12:14:45
// 6.12:14:45 6.12:14:45 6.12:14:45 6.12:14:45
// 6:12:14:45.3448 6.12:14:45.3448000 Bad Format 6.12:14:45.3448000
// 6:12:14:45,3448 Bad Format 6.12:14:45.3448000 Bad Format
// 6:34:14:45 Overflow Overflow Overflow
open System
open System.Globalization
open System.Text.RegularExpressions
let values =
[| "6"; "6:12"; "6:12:14"; "6:12:14:45"
"6.12:14:45"; "6:12:14:45.3448"
"6:12:14:45,3448"; "6:34:14:45" |]
let cultures =
[| CultureInfo "en-US"
CultureInfo "ru-RU"
CultureInfo.InvariantCulture |]
let mutable header = $"""{"String",-17}"""
for culture in cultures do
header <- header +
if culture.Equals CultureInfo.InvariantCulture then
$"""{"Invariant",20}"""
else
$"{culture.Name,20}"
printfn $"{header}\m"
for value in values do
printf $"{value,-17}"
for culture in cultures do
try
let ts = TimeSpan.Parse(value, culture)
printf $"{ts,20:c}"
with
| :? FormatException ->
printf $"""{"Bad Format",20}"""
| :? OverflowException ->
printf $"""{"Overflow",20}"""
printfn ""
// The example displays the following output:
// String en-US ru-RU Invariant
//
// 6 6.00:00:00 6.00:00:00 6.00:00:00
// 6:12 06:12:00 06:12:00 06:12:00
// 6:12:14 06:12:14 06:12:14 06:12:14
// 6:12:14:45 6.12:14:45 6.12:14:45 6.12:14:45
// 6.12:14:45 6.12:14:45 6.12:14:45 6.12:14:45
// 6:12:14:45.3448 6.12:14:45.3448000 Bad Format 6.12:14:45.3448000
// 6:12:14:45,3448 Bad Format 6.12:14:45.3448000 Bad Format
// 6:34:14:45 Overflow Overflow Overflow
Imports System.Globalization
Imports System.Threading
Module Example
Public Sub Main()
Dim values() As String = { "6", "6:12", "6:12:14", "6:12:14:45",
"6.12:14:45", "6:12:14:45.3448",
"6:12:14:45,3448", "6:34:14:45" }
Dim cultures() As CultureInfo = { New CultureInfo("en-US"),
New CultureInfo("ru-RU"),
CultureInfo.InvariantCulture }
Dim header As String = String.Format("{0,-17}", "String")
For Each culture As CultureInfo In cultures
header += If(culture.Equals(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture),
String.Format("{0,20}", "Invariant"),
String.Format("{0,20}", culture.Name))
Next
Console.WriteLine(header)
Console.WriteLine()
For Each value As String In values
Console.Write("{0,-17}", value)
For Each culture As CultureInfo In cultures
Try
Dim ts As TimeSpan = TimeSpan.Parse(value, culture)
Console.Write("{0,20}", ts.ToString("c"))
Catch e As FormatException
Console.Write("{0,20}", "Bad Format")
Catch e As OverflowException
Console.Write("{0,20}", "Overflow")
End Try
Next
Console.WriteLine()
Next
End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
' String en-US ru-RU Invariant
'
' 6 6.00:00:00 6.00:00:00 6.00:00:00
' 6:12 06:12:00 06:12:00 06:12:00
' 6:12:14 06:12:14 06:12:14 06:12:14
' 6:12:14:45 6.12:14:45 6.12:14:45 6.12:14:45
' 6.12:14:45 6.12:14:45 6.12:14:45 6.12:14:45
' 6:12:14:45.3448 6.12:14:45.3448000 Bad Format 6.12:14:45.3448000
' 6:12:14:45,3448 Bad Format 6.12:14:45.3448000 Bad Format
' 6:34:14:45 Overflow Overflow Overflow
Remarks
This method tries to parse input
by using each of the culture-specific formats for the culture specified by formatProvider
.
The formatProvider
parameter is an IFormatProvider implementation that provides culture-specific information about the format of the returned string. The formatProvider
parameter can be any of the following:
- A CultureInfo object that represents the culture whose formatting conventions are to be reflected in the returned string. The DateTimeFormatInfo object returned by the CultureInfo.DateTimeFormat property defines the formatting of the returned string.
- A DateTimeFormatInfo object that defines the formatting of the returned string.
- A custom object that implements the IFormatProvider interface. Its IFormatProvider.GetFormat method returns a DateTimeFormatInfo object that provides formatting information.
If formatProvider
is null
, the DateTimeFormatInfo object that is associated with the current culture is used.
For more information about this API, see Supplemental API remarks for System.TimeSpan.Parse.
Applies to
Parse(ReadOnlySpan<Char>, IFormatProvider)
- Source:
- TimeSpan.cs
- Source:
- TimeSpan.cs
- Source:
- TimeSpan.cs
Converts the span representation of a time interval to its TimeSpan equivalent by using the specified culture-specific format information.
public static TimeSpan Parse (ReadOnlySpan<char> input, IFormatProvider? formatProvider = default);
public static TimeSpan Parse (ReadOnlySpan<char> input, IFormatProvider formatProvider = default);
static member Parse : ReadOnlySpan<char> * IFormatProvider -> TimeSpan
Public Shared Function Parse (input As ReadOnlySpan(Of Char), Optional formatProvider As IFormatProvider = Nothing) As TimeSpan
Parameters
- input
- ReadOnlySpan<Char>
A span containing the characters that represent the time interval to convert.
- formatProvider
- IFormatProvider
An object that supplies culture-specific formatting information.
Returns
A time interval that corresponds to input
, as specified by formatProvider
.
Implements
Applies to
Parse(String)
- Source:
- TimeSpan.cs
- Source:
- TimeSpan.cs
- Source:
- TimeSpan.cs
Converts the string representation of a time interval to its TimeSpan equivalent.
public:
static TimeSpan Parse(System::String ^ s);
public static TimeSpan Parse (string s);
static member Parse : string -> TimeSpan
Public Shared Function Parse (s As String) As TimeSpan
Parameters
- s
- String
A string that specifies the time interval to convert.
Returns
A time interval that corresponds to s
.
Exceptions
s
is null
.
s
has an invalid format.
s
represents a number that is less than TimeSpan.MinValue or greater than TimeSpan.MaxValue.
-or-
At least one of the days, hours, minutes, or seconds components is outside its valid range.
Examples
The following example uses the Parse method to convert each element in a string array to a TimeSpan value. It changes the current system culture to Croatian - Croatia ("hr-HR") and English - United States ("en-US") to illustrate how the current system culture affects the parsing operation.
using System;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Threading;
public class Example
{
public static void Main()
{
string[] values = { "6", "6:12", "6:12:14", "6:12:14:45",
"6.12:14:45", "6:12:14:45.3448",
"6:12:14:45,3448", "6:34:14:45" };
string[] cultureNames = { "hr-HR", "en-US"};
// Change the current culture.
foreach (string cultureName in cultureNames)
{
Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = new CultureInfo(cultureName);
Console.WriteLine("Current Culture: {0}",
Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture.Name);
foreach (string value in values)
{
try {
TimeSpan ts = TimeSpan.Parse(value);
Console.WriteLine("{0} --> {1}", value, ts.ToString("c"));
}
catch (FormatException) {
Console.WriteLine("{0}: Bad Format", value);
}
catch (OverflowException) {
Console.WriteLine("{0}: Overflow", value);
}
}
Console.WriteLine();
}
}
}
// The example displays the following output:
// Current Culture: hr-HR
// 6 --> 6.00:00:00
// 6:12 --> 06:12:00
// 6:12:14 --> 06:12:14
// 6:12:14:45 --> 6.12:14:45
// 6.12:14:45 --> 6.12:14:45
// 6:12:14:45.3448: Bad Format
// 6:12:14:45,3448 --> 6.12:14:45.3448000
// 6:34:14:45: Overflow
//
// Current Culture: en-US
// 6 --> 6.00:00:00
// 6:12 --> 06:12:00
// 6:12:14 --> 06:12:14
// 6:12:14:45 --> 6.12:14:45
// 6.12:14:45 --> 6.12:14:45
// 6:12:14:45.3448 --> 6.12:14:45.3448000
// 6:12:14:45,3448: Bad Format
// 6:34:14:45: Overflow
open System
open System.Globalization
open System.Threading
let values =
[| "6"; "6:12"; "6:12:14"; "6:12:14:45"
"6.12:14:45"; "6:12:14:45.3448"
"6:12:14:45,3448"; "6:34:14:45" |]
let cultureNames = [| "hr-HR"; "en-US" |]
// Change the current culture.
for cultureName in cultureNames do
Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture <- CultureInfo cultureName
printfn $"Current Culture: {Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture.Name}"
for value in values do
try
let ts = TimeSpan.Parse value
printfn $"{value} --> {ts:c}"
with
| :? FormatException ->
printfn $"{value}: Bad Format"
| :? OverflowException ->
printfn $"{value}: Overflow"
printfn ""
// The example displays the following output:
// Current Culture: hr-HR
// 6 --> 6.00:00:00
// 6:12 --> 06:12:00
// 6:12:14 --> 06:12:14
// 6:12:14:45 --> 6.12:14:45
// 6.12:14:45 --> 6.12:14:45
// 6:12:14:45.3448: Bad Format
// 6:12:14:45,3448 --> 6.12:14:45.3448000
// 6:34:14:45: Overflow
//
// Current Culture: en-US
// 6 --> 6.00:00:00
// 6:12 --> 06:12:00
// 6:12:14 --> 06:12:14
// 6:12:14:45 --> 6.12:14:45
// 6.12:14:45 --> 6.12:14:45
// 6:12:14:45.3448 --> 6.12:14:45.3448000
// 6:12:14:45,3448: Bad Format
// 6:34:14:45: Overflow
Imports System.Globalization
Imports System.Threading
Module Example
Public Sub Main()
Dim values() As String = { "6", "6:12", "6:12:14", "6:12:14:45",
"6.12:14:45", "6:12:14:45.3448",
"6:12:14:45,3448", "6:34:14:45" }
Dim cultureNames() As String = { "hr-HR", "en-US"}
' Change the current culture.
For Each cultureName As String In cultureNames
Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = New CultureInfo(cultureName)
Console.WriteLine("Current Culture: {0}",
Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture.Name)
For Each value As String In values
Try
Dim ts As TimeSpan = TimeSpan.Parse(value)
Console.WriteLine("{0} --> {1}", value, ts.ToString("c"))
Catch e As FormatException
Console.WriteLine("{0}: Bad Format", value)
Catch e As OverflowException
Console.WriteLine("{0}: Overflow", value)
End Try
Next
Console.WriteLine()
Next
End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
' Current Culture: hr-HR
' 6 --> 6.00:00:00
' 6:12 --> 06:12:00
' 6:12:14 --> 06:12:14
' 6:12:14:45 --> 6.12:14:45
' 6.12:14:45 --> 6.12:14:45
' 6:12:14:45.3448: Bad Format
' 6:12:14:45,3448 --> 6.12:14:45.3448000
' 6:34:14:45: Overflow
'
' Current Culture: en-US
' 6 --> 6.00:00:00
' 6:12 --> 06:12:00
' 6:12:14 --> 06:12:14
' 6:12:14:45 --> 6.12:14:45
' 6.12:14:45 --> 6.12:14:45
' 6:12:14:45.3448 --> 6.12:14:45.3448000
' 6:12:14:45,3448: Bad Format
' 6:34:14:45: Overflow
Remarks
For more information about this API, see Supplemental API remarks for TimeSpan.Parse.