using System;

    using System.Globalization;             

public class Program

{

    public static void Main()

    {

        string dateString = "03-10-2023";

string format = "dd/MM/yyyy"; 

DateTime parsedDate;

IFormatProvider provider = CultureInfo.InvariantCulture;

DateTimeStyles styles = DateTimeStyles.None;

​

bool isValidDate = DateTime.TryParseExact(dateString, format, out parsedDate);

if (isValidDate)

    Console.WriteLine(parsedDate.Month); /* Output: 1/15/2023 12:00:00 AM */

else

    Console.WriteLine($"Unable to parse date:{dateString}");

    }

}