// 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");
}
/// <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, string format = null)
{
DateTimeRoutines.DateTimeFormat dt_format = DateTimeRoutines.DateTimeFormat.USA_DATE;
if (format == "UK")
{
dt_format = DateTimeRoutines.DateTimeFormat.UK_DATE;
}
DateTimeRoutines.ParsedDateTime dt;
if (DateTimeRoutines.TryParseDateOrTime(str, dt_format, out dt))
{
return(dt.DateTime);
}
throw new Exception("FromFuzzyTime parsing failed");
}
public DateTime should_parse_date(string date)
{
DateTimeRoutines.TryParseDateOrTime(date, DateTimeRoutines.DateTimeFormat.USDate, out var parsedDateTime);
return(parsedDateTime.DateTime);
}