C#: Convert current DateTime object to local time

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Write a C# Sharp program to convert the current DateTime object value to local time.

Sample Solution:-

C# Sharp Code:

using System;

class Example31
{
    static void Main()
    {
        // Declare variables to hold local and universal DateTime values
        DateTime localDateTime, univDateTime;

        // Prompt the user to enter a date and time
        Console.WriteLine("Enter a date and time.");
        string strDateTime = Console.ReadLine();

        try {
            // Parse the user input string to obtain a local DateTime object
            localDateTime = DateTime.Parse(strDateTime);

            // Convert the local DateTime to universal time
            univDateTime = localDateTime.ToUniversalTime();

            // Display the converted times to the user
            Console.WriteLine("{0} local time is {1} universal time.",
                                localDateTime,
                                univDateTime);
        }
        catch (FormatException) {
            // Handle invalid format input
            Console.WriteLine("Invalid format.");
            return;
        }

        // Prompt the user to enter a date and time in universal time
        Console.WriteLine("Enter a date and time in universal time.");
        strDateTime = Console.ReadLine();

        try {
            // Parse the user input string to obtain a universal DateTime object
            univDateTime = DateTime.Parse(strDateTime);

            // Convert the universal DateTime to local time
            localDateTime = univDateTime.ToLocalTime();

            // Display the converted times to the user
            Console.WriteLine("{0} universal time is {1} local time.",
                                univDateTime,
                                localDateTime);
        }
        catch (FormatException) {
            // Handle invalid format input
            Console.WriteLine("Invalid format.");
            return;
        }
    }
}

Sample Output:

Enter a date and time.                                                                                        
10.06.2017                                                                                                    
10/6/2017 12:00:00 AM local time is 10/5/2017 6:30:00 PM universal time.                                      
Enter a date and time in universal time.                                                                      
10.06.2017                                                                                                    
10/6/2017 12:00:00 AM universal time is 10/6/2017 5:30:00 AM local time.

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