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=== Code examples

==== Noncompliant code example

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Dim dateTimeString = "4/12/2023 4:05:48 PM" ' This is an en-US format string - 12 of April 2023
Dim dateTimeObject = DateTime.Parse(dateTimeString) ' This is wrongly parsed as 4th of December, when it's read in a machine with "CultureInfo.CurrentCulture" en-150 (English Europe)

Dim dateTimeString2 = "4/13/2023 4:05:48 PM" ' This is an en-US format string - 13 of April 2023
Dim dateTimeObject2 = DateTime.Parse(dateTimeString2) ' Runtime Error, when it's parsed in a machine with "CultureInfo.CurrentCulture" en-150 (English Europe).

Dim timeInSaudiArabia = New TimeOnly(16, 23).ToString(New CultureInfo("ar-SA"))
Dim timeObject = TimeOnly.Parse(timeInSaudiArabia) ' Runtime Error, when it's parsed in a machine with "CultureInfo.CurrentCulture" en-150 (English Europe).
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==== Compliant solution

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Dim dateTimeString = "4/12/2023 4:05:48 PM" ' This is an en-US format string - 12 of April 2023
Dim dateTimeObject = DateTime.Parse(dateTimeString, New CultureInfo("en-US"))

Dim dateTimeString2 = "4/13/2023 4:05:48 PM" ' This is an en-US format string - 13 of April 2023
Dim dateTimeObject2 = DateTime.Parse(dateTimeString2, New CultureInfo("en-US"))

Dim timeInSaudiArabia = New TimeOnly(16, 23).ToString(New CultureInfo("ar-SA"))
Dim timeObject = TimeOnly.Parse(timeInSaudiArabia, New CultureInfo("ar-SA"))
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== Resources

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