DateTime.Compar e question

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string dateTime = "5/28/2008";

DateTime.Compar e(DateTime.Now, DateTime.Now) // returns 0
DateTime.Compar e(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]]

SandpointGuy <Sa**********@d iscussions.micr osoft.comwrote:

string dateTime = "5/28/2008";

DateTime.Compar e(DateTime.Now, DateTime.Now) // returns 0
DateTime.Compar e(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.

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

On May 28, 2:58*pm, SandpointGuy
<Sandpoint...@d iscussions.micr osoft.comwrote:

string dateTime = "5/28/2008";

DateTime.Compar e(DateTime.Now, DateTime.Now) // returns 0
DateTime.Compar e(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.Compar e(DateTime.Toda y, DateTime.Parse( dateTime)); //returns
0

Hope this should solve the issue that you are facing.

Thanks
Cnu

On May 28, 11:58*pm, SandpointGuy
<Sandpoint...@d iscussions.micr osoft.comwrote:

string dateTime = "5/28/2008";

DateTime.Compar e(DateTime.Now, DateTime.Now) // returns 0
DateTime.Compar e(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