When using DateTime.ParseExact, how do you specify what the timezone is of the given date?

Question

Given the following:

DateTime.ParseExact(timeStamp, "yyyyMMdd-HH:mm:ss.fff", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

How do you specify that the given time is UTC? Right now the result is giving it my current timezone.

Answer 1

Add DateTimeStyles.AssumeUniversal, since it's not specified in the format.

DateTime.ParseExact(timeStamp, "yyyyMMdd-HH:mm:ss.fff", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, DateTimeStyles.AssumeUniversal);

Answer 2

You can include the timezone offset at the end of the parse string like so

DateTime.Parse("2011-01-01 12:00:00-5:00")

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/1k1skd40.aspx