convert date string to datetime

Question

I have date string in format dd-MMM-yyyy and want to convert this to datetime, when I use below code

DateTime.ParseExact("20-Oct-2012", "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm tt", null) 

it causing an error

String was not recognized as a valid DateTime.

When I modify above code

DateTime.ParseExact("20-Oct-2012", "dd-MMM-yyyy", null) 

then I got date time in format (mm/dd/yyyy) : 10/20/2012 12:00:00 AM

But I need it should be converted in yyyy/mm/dd format. Please help me in this regard.

Answer 1

You should try this

DateTime.ParseExact("20-Oct-2012", "dd-MMM-yyyy", null).ToString("yyyy/mm/dd")

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