Difference between convert.ToDateTime and System.DateTime.Parse

Convert.ToDateTime uses DateTime.Parse internally, with the current
culture. But it handles null values as well. If null is passed, it returns DateTime.MinValue.


This is Convert.ToDateTime(string)

public static DateTime ToDateTime(string value)
{
if (value == null)
{
return new DateTime((long) 0);
}
return DateTime.Parse(value, CultureInfo.CurrentCulture);
}

And this is DateTime.Parse(string)

public static DateTime Parse(string s)
{
return DateTimeParse.Parse(s, DateTimeFormatInfo.CurrentInfo,
DateTimeStyles.None);
}


That calls

internal static DateTime Parse(string s, DateTimeFormatInfo dtfi,
DateTimeStyles styles)
{
DateTimeResult result1 = new DateTimeResult();
result1.Init();
if (!DateTimeParse.TryParse(s, dtfi, styles, ref result1))
{
throw DateTimeParse.GetDateTimeParseException(ref result1);
}
return result1.parsedDate;
}