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The System.String to be parsed.
A System.String that describes elements contained within value.
A OracleDbType value. Only OracleDbType.TimeStamp, OracleDbType.TimeStampLTZ, and OracleDbType.TimeStampTZ are allowed.
Example

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Parse(String,String,OracleDbType) Method
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Converts the specified System.String representation of a date to its OracleTimeStamp equivalent using specified format and OracleDbType.
Syntax
'Declaration
 
Public Overloads Shared Function Parse( _
   ByVal value As String, _
   ByVal format As String, _
   ByVal timeStampType As OracleDbType _
) As OracleTimeStamp
 

Parameters

value
The System.String to be parsed.
format
A System.String that describes elements contained within value.
timeStampType
A OracleDbType value. Only OracleDbType.TimeStamp, OracleDbType.TimeStampLTZ, and OracleDbType.TimeStampTZ are allowed.

Return Value

An OracleTimeStamp structure equal to the date represented by the specified System.String.
Example
The following example demonstrates how to parse a string using your own format with and without a time zone.
OracleTimeStamp newts = OracleTimeStamp.Parse("10/03/05 3:04 PM", "mm/dd/yyyy HH:MI AM", OracleDbType.TimeStampLTZ);
OracleTimeStamp newts2 = OracleTimeStamp.Parse("10/03/05 3:04 +03:00 PM", "mm/dd/yyyy HH:MI TZH:TZM AM", OracleDbType.TimeStampTZ);
Dim newts As OracleTimeStamp = OracleTimeStamp.Parse("10/03/05 3:04 PM", "mm/dd/yyyy HH:MI AM", OracleDbType.TimeStampLTZ)
Dim newts2 As OracleTimeStamp = OracleTimeStamp.Parse("10/03/05 3:04 +03:00 PM", "mm/dd/yyyy HH:MI TZH:TZM AM", OracleDbType.TimeStampTZ)
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