Parse hour and AM/PM value from a string - C#

Question

What would be the most effective way to parse the hour and AM/PM value from a string format like "9:00 PM" in C#?

Pseudocode:

string input = "9:00 PM";

//use algorithm

//end result
int hour = 9;
string AMPM = "PM";

Answer 1

Try this:

string input = "9:00 PM";

DateTime result;
if (!DateTime.TryParse(input, out result))
{
    // Handle
}

int hour = result.Hour == 0 ? 12 
           : result.Hour <= 12 ? result.Hour 
           : result.Hour - 12;
string AMPM = result.Hour < 12 ? "AM" : "PM";