.net - Parse strings into datetime in Lambda expression -

i have service call returning date , time strings sap web service , trying parse strings datetime object in local model.

so far have stubbed out method first thing noticed compiler complaining not convert date not delegate type.

error

error 1 lambda expression cannot converted 'date' because 'date' not delegate type. c:\users\phil.murray\desktop\sap orders test\windowsapplication1\form1.vb 43 57 windowsapplication1

code

    _ordersproxy.z_spin_orders(_header, _order, _code)      return h in header.orderby(function(w) w.aufnr)                 select new order {.aufnr = h.aufnr, .batchtype = h.batch_type,                                        .enginetype = h.engine_type, .programmedquantity = h.programmed_qty,                                        .startdate = function()                                                          dim startdate datetime                                                         dim starttime datetime                                                          date.tryparse(h.start_date, startdate)                                                         date.tryparse(h.start_time, starttime)                                                           return new datetime(startdate.year, startdate.month, startdate.day,                                                                             starttime.hour, starttime.minute, starttime.second)                                                      end function} 

local model

public class order      public property aufnr string     public property enginetype string     public property programmedquantity int16     public property batchtype string     public property startdate datetime      public property orderparts ilist(of part)     public property orderprocesscodes ilist(of processcode)  end class 

what missing when parsing string lambda expression?

the problem startdate presumably property of type datetime - whereas lambda expression assignable func(of datetime).

you call lambda expression set startdate, fundamentally if property of type datetime, need give value of type, not function can executed obtain value.

of course, alternative (potentially) change startdate property type. it's unclear you're trying @ moment, or kind of object you're setting property on.