c# - Any difference between DateTime.Parse and Convert.ToDateTime?

Question

Is there any difference between

Convert.ToDateTime

and

DateTime.Parse

Which one is faster or which is more secure to use?

Answer 1

Per an answer on another forum from Jon Skeet...

Convert.ToDateTime uses DateTime.Parse internally, with the current culture - unless you pass it null, in which case it returns DateTime.MinValue.

If you're not sure string is a valid DateTime, use neither and instead, use DateTime.TryParse()

If you're sure the string is a valid DateTime, and you know the format, you could also consider the DateTime.ParseExact() or DateTime.TryParseExact() methods.