i have an API that get information from targetProcess and put that information in sql tables.
the issue comes when a targetProcess field is date because i recieved it as json date "/Date(1409202000000-0500 )/".
How can i convert this json date to Datetime in c#?
i have been trying add extra quotes like the asnwer in this StackOverflow Post but it doesnt work.
i tried replace the the word Date for only use 1409202000000-0500 in
DateTime dotNetDate = new DateTime(1970, 1, 1);
dotNetDate = dotNetDate.AddMilliseconds(Convert.ToInt64(1409202000000-0500)
i use too JSON.NET as bellow
string sa = "/Date(1409202000000-0500 )/"
DateTime dt = new DateTime();
dt = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<DateTime>(sa);
but it doesnt work too,
so the question is....How can i convert this json date to Datetime in c#?
Santiago Trujillo
You need to manually wrap your string "programatically" in quotes to ensure that it properly formatted correctly:
string sa = @"""" + "/Date(1409202000000-0500 )/" + @"""";
DateTime dt = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<DateTime>(sa);
If you need to call it multiple times (which it seems like you do), just move the wrapping responsibility to a method:
public string WrapStringInQuotes(string input)
{
return @"""" + input + @"""";
}
The issue is with your date string. instead of
string sa = "/Date(1409202000000-0500 )/"
try
string sa = @"""/Date(1409202000000-0500)/""";
Change your code :
string sa = @"""/Date(1409202000000-0500)/""";
DateTime dt = new DateTime();
dt = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<DateTime>(sa);
// dt = "2014-08-28 3.00.00 PM"
Here you have my function. There is even a possibility that you can get a shorter number for the Json date like in OpenweatherAPI for sunrise and sunset, then in this case you need to multiplicate with 1000. My function handle both scenarios.
public static DateTime GetDateTimeFromJSON(long jsonDateTime, bool shorter = false)
{
return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<DateTime>($"\"\\/Date({ (shorter ? jsonDateTime * 1000 : jsonDateTime) })\\/\"", new JsonSerializerSettings
{
DateFormatHandling = DateFormatHandling.MicrosoftDateFormat
}).ToLocalTime();
}