[c#] Convert.ToDateTime: how to set format

I use convert like:

Convert.ToDateTime(value)

but i need convert date to format like "mm/yy".
I'm looking for something like this:

var format = "mm/yy";
Convert.ToDateTime(value, format)

How about this:

    string test = "01-12-12";
    try{
         DateTime dateTime = DateTime.Parse(test);
         test = dateTime.ToString("dd/yyyy");
    }
    catch (FormatException exc)
    {
        MessageBox.Show(exc.Message);
    }

Where test will be equal to "12/2012"

Hope it helps!

Please read HERE.

You can use Convert.ToDateTime is it is shown at How to convert a Datetime string to a current culture datetime string

DateTimeFormatInfo usDtfi = new CultureInfo("en-US", false).DateTimeFormat;

var result = Convert.ToDateTime("12/01/2011", usDtfi)

If value is a string in that format and you'd like to convert it into a DateTime object, you can use DateTime.ParseExact static method:

DateTime.ParseExact(value, format, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);

Example:

string value = "12/12";
var myDate = DateTime.ParseExact(value, "MM/yy", System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, System.Globalization.DateTimeStyles.None);

Console.WriteLine(myDate.ToShortDateString());

Result:

2012-12-01

DateTime doesn't have a format. the format only applies when you're turning a DateTime into a string, which happens implicitly you show the value on a form, web page, etc.

Look at where you're displaying the DateTime and set the format there (or amend your question if you need additional guidance).