How to Date Tag from xml as DateTime datatype into the application

I have written XML file having a Date <Date>10/11/2011</Date> tag in it as above and trying t开发者_如何转开发o read it from VB.NET:

If TypeOf item Is DateTime Then
    nextItem = DirectCast(item, DateTime).ToString("MMM-d-yyyy hh:mm:ss.fff", ci)
End If

How to get the date tag in XML in datetime format in the application? (As I am getting the date value as string in the application)

Maybe XmlConvert.ToDateTime() will do the trick...

(See MSDN Documentation)