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string to date - in C# [ "Mon Jan 13 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (GMT Standard Time)"]

I have a situation in which I am receiving date as a string in following format.
"Mon Jan 13 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (GMT Standard Time)"
I need to convert it to following format in c# (Either date/string) for further processing
YYYY-MM-DD (2014-01-13)
Convert.ToDateTime(SelectedData)
Above code thorws following error:
'Convert.ToDateTime(SelectedData)' threw an exception
of type 'System.FormatException' System.DateTime {System.FormatException}
Any suggestions?
I can't change the format in which I am receiving the date
Best Regards.

You're going to need to use DateTime.ParseExact:
var date = DateTime.ParseExact(
"Mon Jan 13 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (GMT Standard Time)",
"ddd MMM dd yyyy HH:mm:ss 'GMT'K '(GMT Standard Time)'",
CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
after parsing the date you can then send it out your way:
date.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd");
Here's an Ideone to prove it.

Convert.ToDateTime uses standart date and time formats and this is not a standart DateTime format.
If your GMT+0000 (GMT Standard Time) is defult in your string, you can use DateTime.ParseExact instead like;
string s = "Mon Jan 13 2014 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (GMT Standard Time)";
var date = DateTime.ParseExact(s,
"ddd MMM dd yyyy HH:mm:ss 'GMT+0000 (GMT Standard Time)'",
CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
Console.WriteLine(date.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd"));
Output will be;
2014-01-13
Here a demonstration.
For more information, take a loo at:
Custom Date and Time Format Strings
The "K" custom format specifier

string date = SelectedData.Substring(4, 11);
string s = DateTime.ParseExact(date, "MMM dd yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture).ToString("yyyy-MM-dd");

convert string unique date output to type date-time in c# [duplicate]

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I am extracting the data from an api and I am getting this value "Fri Aug 16 21:06:52 +0000 2013" I would like to know how I would be able to change this string value to type Date time

Use DateTime.ParseExact or (if the input may be invalid) DateTime.TryParseExact:
string input = "Aug 16 21:06:52 +0000 2013";
DateTime output;
if (DateTime.TryParseExact(input, "MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzzz yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, DateTimeStyles.None, out output))
{
// date was parsable, here is it:
Console.WriteLine(output.ToLongDateString());
}
Custom Date and Time Format Strings, especially the "zzz" Custom Format Specifier

You can use DateTime.ParseExact
DateTime.ParseExact("Aug 16 21:06:52 +0000 2013", "MMM dd HH:mm:ss +ffff yyyy",
System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

You should read DateTime custom formats.
this should solve your problem thougf it
DateTime result = DateTime.ParseExact("Aug 16 21:06:52 +0000 2013", "MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
or to do it more appropriately and avoid exceptions. Do it like this
//zzz is Hours and minutes offset from UTC
string[] formats = { "MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy" };
DateTime result;
string date = "Aug 16 21:06:52 +0000 2013";
if (DateTime.TryParseExact(date, formats, System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, DateTimeStyles.None, out result))
{
// i prefer this method though
}

Parsing string to datetime:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ch92fbc1.aspx
DateTime.TryParse() returns true or false for success / fail.
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/1k1skd40.aspx
DateTime.Parse() throws an exception on failure.

There are a few ways...
DateTime.TryParse
DateTime dt;
if (DateTime.TryParse("Aug 16 21:06:52 +0000 2013", out dt))
{
//parsing was successfull
}
This won't throw an exception if the parse fails.
Then there is DateTime.Parse:
DateTime dt = DateTime.Parse("Aug 16 21:06:52 +0000 2013");
Unlike TryParse, this will throw an exception if parsing fails.
And there is also, Convert.ToDateTime:
DateTime dt = Convert.ToDateTime("Aug 16 21:06:52 +0000 2013", culture);
This also throws an error if the conversion fails.

Edited after you updated your question.
If you want it converted to your local time zone, use:
var dateTime = DateTime.ParseExact("Fri Aug 16 21:06:52 +0000 2013",
"ddd MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy",
CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
Otherwise, use:
var dateTime = DateTime.ParseExact("Fri Aug 16 21:06:52 +0000 2013",
"ddd MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy",
CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
DateTimeStyles.AdjustToUniversal);
If the +0000 is always like that in the input, and you want to disregard that completely, use:
var dateTime = DateTime.ParseExact("Fri Aug 16 21:06:52 +0000 2013",
"ddd MMM dd HH:mm:ss +0000 yyyy",
CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

Converting this into a date time format C#

Okay, so i am trying to read the date/time of the Twitter feed XML, it is currently in this format: Fri May 03 15:22:09 +0000 2013 However my C# is not reading it as a Date/Time type.
This is what i got:
ArticleDate = DateTime.Parse(d.Element("created_at").Value)
created_at contains the: Fri May 03 15:22:09 +0000 2013 Format

Be careful. The times you are given back are in UTC. You may end up unintentionally letting your local time zone influence the result.
For example, one of the other answers suggested this code:
DateTime dt = DateTime.ParseExact("Fri May 03 15:22:09 +0000 2013",
"ddd MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy",
CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
The result of this on my computer, which is in Arizona (UTC-7), is:
5/3/2013 8:22:09 AM (dt.Kind == DateTimeKinds.Local)
While this is the correct moment in my local time, it is not what was given to me, and it probably not what you are expecting unless paying close attention to the .Kind property.
You can instead do the following:
DateTime dt = DateTime.ParseExact("Fri May 03 15:22:09 +0000 2013",
"ddd MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy",
CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
DateTimeStyles.AdjustToUniversal);
This returns:
5/3/2013 3:22:09 PM (dt.Kind == DateTimeKinds.Utc)
Which better matches what you started with.
Now, this assumes that the values coming back from Twitter will always be UTC. That seems to be the case, according to their FAQ. But one could argue that since we are given an offset, it might be more correct to use that offset as provided. If the offset ever changes, we don't want our code to break. Therefore, it is more appropriate to use the DateTimeOffset class.
DateTimeOffset dto = DateTimeOffset.ParseExact("Fri May 03 15:22:09 +0000 2013",
"ddd MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy",
CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
The result of which is:
5/3/2013 3:22:09 PM +00:00

You should be using the ParseExact of DateTime to get your value
DateTime.ParseExact("Fri May 03 15:22:09 +0000 2013","ddd MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

Use DateTime.TryParseExact like:
if (DateTime.TryParseExact("Fri May 03 15:22:09 +0000 2013",
"ddd MMMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy",
CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
DateTimeStyles.None,
out ArticleDate))
{
//date is fine
}

The actual code fix for this specific date format from Twitter APi XML is below:
using System.Globalization;
CultureInfo enUS = new CultureInfo("en-US");
DateTime dateValueOut;
string userCreated = "Fri May 03 15:22:09 +0000 2013";
bool isDateFormatted = DateTime.TryParseExact(userCreated,"ddd MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzzz yyyy",enUS,DateTimeStyles.None, out dateValueOut);
if (isDateFormatted == true)
{
DateTime formattedDateTime = dateValueOut;
}

You can use
var date = DateTime.TryParseExcact(d.Element("created_at").Value, new String[]{"pattern" });
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.datetime.tryparseexact.aspx

How to parse DateTime in this format? "Sun May 23 22:00:00 UTC+0300 2010"

This is a quick one, i wanna parse a date that comes in this format "Sun May 23 22:00:00 UTC+0300 2010"
Is this a valid UTC DateTime? And how to parse it? I tried :
DateTime newStartTime = DateTime.ParseExact(hdnNewStartTime.Value, "ddd MM dd HH:mm:ss UTC+0300 yyyy", CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
However, this didn't work, any help appreciated!

DateTime dt = DateTime.ParseExact(s,"ddd MMM dd HH:mm:ss UTCzzzz yyyy", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

Its not a standard format, but you can still parse it.
string format = "ddd mmm dd HH:mm:ss zzzzz yyyy";
string temp = "Sun May 23 22:00:00 UTC+0300 2010";
DateTime time = DateTime.ParseExact(temp, format, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

This isn't in a standard .NET format, so you'll probably have to parse it by hand. The UTC+0300 bit indicates the timezone, everything else is part of the date and time.

I tried the solution presented by #johncatfish and it does what I expect. I would presume that you actually want to keep the timezone information.
[Test()]
public void TestCaseWorks ()
{
string format = "ddd MMM dd HH:mm:ss UTCzzzzz yyyy";
string temp = "Sun May 23 22:00:00 UTC+0300 2010";
DateTime time = DateTime.ParseExact(temp, format, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
Assert.AreEqual(DayOfWeek.Sunday, time.DayOfWeek);
Assert.AreEqual(5, time.Month);
Assert.AreEqual(23, time.Day);
Assert.AreEqual(0, time.Minute);
Assert.AreEqual(0, time.Second);
Assert.AreEqual(2010, time.Year);
// Below is the only actually useful assert -- making sure the
// timezone was parsed correctly.
// In my case, I am GMT-0700, the target time is GMT+0300 so
// 22 + (-7 - +3) = 12 is the expected answer. It is an exercise
// for the reader to make a robust test that will work in any
// timezone ;).
Assert.AreEqual(12, time.Hour);
}

Sorry for my previous answer which was quite simplistic.
Replace MM by MMM in your date format and it should be fine.

From the example given, it isn't possible to tell if the month should be in the 3 letter form (Jan, Feb, May etc.) or in the full form (January, February, May etc.).
If it should be in the short form, use:
ddd MMM dd HH:mm:ss UTCzzz yyyy
If it should be in the long form, use:
ddd MMMM dd HH:mm:ss UTCzzz yyyy
Details of the formatting specifiers available can be found at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/8kb3ddd4.aspx

String was not recognized as a valid DateTime ParseExact

I am trying to parse a date in c# and have the following line of code
DateTime.ParseExact(DateSelected, "ddd MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy", Culture)
when I debug DateSelected is coming in as "Tue Feb 16 12:36:41 CST 2010" but I get an expection saying "String was not recognized as a valid DateTime."

Following this previous question, zone abbreviations are not recognized. Try this:
DateTime parsed = DateTime.ParseExact(
"Tue Feb 16 12:36:41 CST 2010".Replace("CST", "+02:00"),
"ddd MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy",
new CultureInfo("en-GB"));
This links can also be useful:
Time zone abbreviations
TZ4Net Library
Time Zones in the .NET Framework