Convert a string containing monthName to Int of MonthDigit

Question

I have a string which has short month name in it.\

string month = "Jun";

I need to get month in digit from this month name.

Say i do this:

int monthInDigit = getMonth(month);

monthInDigit <-- 6

How can i achieve this. If you cant get my question pleases comment i will explain it proprly.

Thanxx in advance

Answer 1

int monthInDigit = DateTime.ParseExact(month, "MMM", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture).Month;

Answer 2

You can parse it to a DateTime first:

DateTime dt = DateTime.ParseExact("Jun", "MMM", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
int month = dt.Month;
if(month < 6)
{  
    // do something...
}