/// <summary>
/// Tries to find date and time within the passed string and return it as ParsedDateTime object.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="str">string that contains date-time</param>
/// <param name="default_format">format to be used preferably in ambivalent instances</param>
/// <param name="parsed_date_time">parsed date-time output</param>
/// <returns>true if both date and time were found, else false</returns>
static public bool TryParseDateTime(this string str, DateTimeFormat default_format, out ParsedDateTime parsed_date_time)
{
if (DateTimeRoutines.TryParseDateOrTime(str, default_format, out parsed_date_time) &&
parsed_date_time.IsDateFound &&
parsed_date_time.IsTimeFound
)
{
return(true);
}
parsed_date_time = null;
return(false);
}
// Uses the DateTimeRoutines library to parse the date
// http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/33298/C-Date-Time-Parser
public static DateTime FromFuzzyTime(string str, DateTimeRoutines.DateTimeFormat format = DateTimeRoutines.DateTimeFormat.USA_DATE)
{
DateTimeRoutines.ParsedDateTime dt;
if (DateTimeRoutines.TryParseDateOrTime(str, format, out dt))
{
return dt.DateTime;
}
throw new Exception("FromFuzzyTime parsing failed");
}
static void Main(string[] args)
{
List <DTTest> dates = new List <DTTest>();
dates.Add(new DTTest(@"Member since: 10-Feb-2008", new DateTime(2008, 2, 10, 0, 0, 0)));
dates.Add(new DTTest(@"Last Update: 18:16 11 Feb '08 ", new DateTime(2008, 2, 11, 18, 16, 0)));
dates.Add(new DTTest(@"date Tue, Feb 10, 2008 at 11:06 AM", new DateTime(2008, 2, 10, 11, 06, 0)));
dates.Add(new DTTest(@"see at 12/31/2007 14:16:32", new DateTime(2007, 12, 31, 14, 16, 32)));
dates.Add(new DTTest(@"sack finish 14:16:32 November 15 2008, 1-144 app", new DateTime(2008, 11, 15, 14, 16, 32)));
dates.Add(new DTTest(@"Genesis Message - Wed 04 Feb 08 - 19:40", new DateTime(2008, 2, 4, 19, 40, 0)));
dates.Add(new DTTest(@"The day 07/31/07 14:16:32 is ", new DateTime(2007, 7, 31, 14, 16, 32)));
dates.Add(new DTTest(@"Shipping is on us until December 24, 2008 within the U.S. ", new DateTime(2008, 12, 24, 0, 0, 0)));
dates.Add(new DTTest(@" 2008 within the U.S. at 14:16:32", new DateTime(DateTime.Now.Year, DateTime.Now.Month, DateTime.Now.Day, 14, 16, 32)));
dates.Add(new DTTest(@"5th November, 1994, 8:15:30 pm", new DateTime(1994, 11, 5, 20, 15, 30)));
dates.Add(new DTTest(@"7 boxes January 31 , 14:16:32.", new DateTime(DateTime.Now.Year, 1, 31, 14, 16, 32)));
dates.Add(new DTTest(@"the blue sky of Sept 30th 2008 14:16:32", new DateTime(2008, 9, 30, 14, 16, 32)));
dates.Add(new DTTest(@" e.g. 1997-07-16T19:20:30+01:00", new DateTime(1997, 7, 16, 19, 20, 30)));
dates.Add(new DTTest(@"Apr 1st, 2008 14:16:32 tufa 6767", new DateTime(2008, 4, 1, 14, 16, 32)));
dates.Add(new DTTest(@"wait for 07/31/07 14:16:32", new DateTime(2007, 7, 31, 14, 16, 32)));
dates.Add(new DTTest(@"later 12.31.08 and before 1.01.09", new DateTime(2008, 12, 31, 0, 0, 0)));
dates.Add(new DTTest(@"Expires: Sept 30th 2008 14:16:32", new DateTime(2008, 9, 30, 14, 16, 32)));
dates.Add(new DTTest(@"Offer expires Apr 1st, 2007, 14:16:32", new DateTime(2007, 4, 1, 14, 16, 32)));
dates.Add(new DTTest(@"Expires 14:16:32 January 31.", new DateTime(DateTime.Now.Year, 1, 31, 14, 16, 32)));
dates.Add(new DTTest(@"Expires 14:16:32 January 31-st.", new DateTime(DateTime.Now.Year, 1, 31, 14, 16, 32)));
dates.Add(new DTTest(@"Expires 23rd January 2010.", new DateTime(2010, 1, 23, 0, 0, 0)));
dates.Add(new DTTest(@"Expires January 22nd, 2010.", new DateTime(2010, 1, 22, 0, 0, 0)));
dates.Add(new DTTest(@"Expires DEC 22, 2010.", new DateTime(2010, 12, 22, 0, 0, 0)));
dates.Add(new DTTest(@"Version: 1.0.0.692 6/1/2010 2:28:04 AM ", new DateTime(2010, 6, 1, 2, 28, 4)));
dates.Add(new DTTest(@"Version: 1.0.0.692 04/21/11 12:30am ", new DateTime(2011, 4, 21, 00, 30, 00)));
dates.Add(new DTTest(@"Version: 1.0.0.692 04/21/11 12:30pm ", new DateTime(2011, 4, 21, 12, 30, 00)));
dates.Add(new DTTest(@"Version: Thu Aug 06 22:32:15 MDT 2009 ", new DateTime(2009, 8, 6, 22, 32, 15)));
test(dates, TestFormat.DATE);
dates.Add(new DTTest(@"Your program recognizes string : 21 Jun 2010 04:20:19 -0430 blah blah", new DateTime(2010, 6, 20, 23, 50, 19, DateTimeKind.Utc)));
dates.Add(new DTTest(@"Your program recognizes string : 21 Jun 2010 04:20:19 UTC blah blah", new DateTime(2010, 6, 21, 4, 20, 19, DateTimeKind.Utc)));
dates.Add(new DTTest(@"Your program recognizes string : 21 Jun 2010 04:20:19 EST blah blah", new DateTime(2010, 6, 20, 23, 20, 19, DateTimeKind.Utc)));
test(dates, TestFormat.DATE_TIME);
test(dates, TestFormat.TIME);
Console.WriteLine("TOTAL ERRORS: " + total_errors.ToString() + "\n\n");
Console.WriteLine("\n################################## USAGE SAMPLE");
List <string> ds = new List <string>();
ds.Add(@"The last round was June 10, 2004; this time the unbroken record was held.");
ds.Add(@"The last round was 2:14PM; this time the unbroken record was held.");
ds.Add(@"The last round was on Tuesday; this time the unbroken record was held.");
foreach (string date in ds)
{
Console.WriteLine("\n* " + date);
DateTimeRoutines.ParsedDateTime dt;
if (DateTimeRoutines.TryParseDateOrTime(date, DateTimeRoutines.DateTimeFormat.USA_DATE, out dt))
{
if (dt.IsDateFound)
{
Console.WriteLine("Date was found: " + dt.DateTime.ToString());
}
else if (dt.IsTimeFound)
{
Console.WriteLine("Time only was found: " + dt.DateTime.ToString());
}
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine("Date was not found");
}
}
Console.WriteLine("\nPress any key to exit.");
Console.ReadKey();
}
