how to check a string "dd/mm/yyyy" contains d,m,y....

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how to check a string "dd/mm/yyyy" contains d,m,y....
i want to display true for "dd/mm/yyyy" and false for "dd/mm"

Posted 20-Aug-13 20:56pm

harikrishnanmb

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harikrishnanmb 21-Aug-13 3:22am

thank you....but i want to check not the date format "dd/mm/yyyy" is a string

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OriginalGriff · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-20T21:09:00

Solution 1

Try:

VB

Dim dt As DateTime
If DateTime.TryParseExact(myDateString, "dd/MM/yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, DateTimeStyles.None, dt) Then
    ' All ok.
End If

Posted 20-Aug-13 21:09pm

OriginalGriff

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harikrishnanmb 21-Aug-13 3:45am

thank you friend...

OriginalGriff 21-Aug-13 4:26am

You're welcome!

Maciej Los · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-20T21:15:00

Solution 2

I would suggest you to use RegEx[^] with date pattern[^].

Posted 20-Aug-13 21:15pm

Maciej Los

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harikrishnanmb 21-Aug-13 3:45am

thanks

Maciej Los 21-Aug-13 3:59am

You're welcome ;)