using System;

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public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        string dateString;

        DateTimeOffset offsetDate;

        // String with date only

        dateString = "05/01/2008";

        offsetDate = DateTimeOffset.Parse(dateString);

        Console.WriteLine(offsetDate.ToString());

        // String with time only

        dateString = "11:36 PM";

        offsetDate = DateTimeOffset.Parse(dateString);

        Console.WriteLine(offsetDate.ToString());

        // String with date and offset

        dateString = "05/01/2008 +1:00";

        offsetDate = DateTimeOffset.Parse(dateString);

        Console.WriteLine(offsetDate.ToString());

        // String with day abbreviation

        dateString = "Thu May 01, 2008";

        offsetDate = DateTimeOffset.Parse(dateString);

        Console.WriteLine(offsetDate.ToString());

    }

}