Convert DateTime to Byte Array?

[David]

I need to covert DateTime Variables into a byte array but all of the
conversion methods do not appear to handle the DateTime type. Is
there a generic way to convert any property or object into a byte
array?

Thanks

 

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

I need to covert DateTime Variables into a byte array but all of the
conversion methods do not appear to handle the DateTime type. Is
there a generic way to convert any property or object into a byte
array?

Well, there's serialization - but for a DateTime, the easiest thing
would be to use the Ticks property to convert it to a long, and then
convert that into a byte array.

 

[Cor Ligthert]

David,

Because that the datetime is a value, that exist as ticks in the format
long, has it not such much sense to place that in a byteArray. Probably you
want a byte array of a ToString converted format. However that is than
depending from the way as you want it in that byte array.

I hope this helps

Cor

 

[David]

I never considered ticks! I tried a string, but when you convert
back, you loose the time portion!

Thanks