DateTime.Compare question

[SandpointGuy]

string dateTime = "5/28/2008";

DateTime.Compare(DateTime.Now,DateTime.Now) // returns 0
DateTime.Compare(DateTime.Now,DateTime.Parse(dateTime)) // returns 1

I need to compare 2 dates, using the second format, and I
dont understand why it isnt returning 0

Thank you

 

[Jon Skeet [C# MVP]]

string dateTime = "5/28/2008";

DateTime.Compare(DateTime.Now,DateTime.Now) // returns 0
DateTime.Compare(DateTime.Now,DateTime.Parse(dateTime)) // returns 1

I need to compare 2 dates, using the second format, and I
dont understand why it isnt returning 0

Because it's not midnight right now. If you only want to compare the
date components, use DateTime.Today.

 

[Ignacio Machin ( .NET/ C# MVP )]

string dateTime = "5/28/2008";

DateTime.Compare(DateTime.Now,DateTime.Now) // returns 0
DateTime.Compare(DateTime.Now,DateTime.Parse(dateTime)) // returns 1

I need to compare 2 dates, using the second format, and I
dont understand why it isnt returning 0

Thank you

Hi,
DateTme.Now include a time component.
Also it might be possible that the first line (using Now both times)
give also <>1, depending of how fast both evaluations are performed

 

[Duggi]

DateTime.Now inclides current time also. In the string you did not
give the time, means it takes as midnight 12:00. So its quite
meaningful to get 1 returned.

instead try the following

string dateTime = "5/29/2008";

DateTime.Compare(DateTime.Today, DateTime.Parse(dateTime)); //returns
0

Hope this should solve the issue that you are facing.

Thanks
Cnu