How to get and set Datetime value in c++ windows store app

Question

I would like to create a sample for datetime functionalities in c++ windows runtime components, Here I tried with Windows::Foundation::Datetime and calendar, by using I can get current date functionalities, but I can't able to get and set datetime valriables by using string to datetime convertion, Anyone knows please help me to find the solution.

Answer 1

You can generate a DateTime from a string with the DateTime.Parse Method (String) .

Also take a look at the DateTimeFormatter class to parse the string into date and time parts as strings.

--Rob

Answer 2

Thanks for your reply,

In windows store app using visual c++ windows runtime component application, I found only two namespaces

1.Windows::Foundation::Datetime -- > there is no methods and properties  under this "DateTime"  because its a value not a class.

2.Windows::Globalization::DateTimeFormatting--> here DateTimeFormatter class constructors accepts string values as calendar. but i have a string value as  concatenating  three integer values with "/" symbol,

so how can i set datetime value ,to parse string to date and time ? 

 

Answer 3

My apologies Malar. I read your initial post as C#, not C++.

I believe for C++ you'll need to parse the string yourself. You can call GetLocaleInfoEx with the LOCALE_SSHORTDATE or LOCALE_SLONGDATE constants to find the format and then use that to understand the string.

--Rob