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SandpointGuy - 28 May 2008 19:58 GMT

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

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Jon Skeet [C# MVP] - 28 May 2008 20:17 GMT

> string dateTime = "5/28/2008";
>
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> 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 ) - 28 May 2008 21:44 GMT

On May 28, 2:58 pm, SandpointGuy
<Sandpoint...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> string dateTime = "5/28/2008";
>
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>
> 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

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Duggi - 29 May 2008 07:53 GMT

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

On May 28, 11:58 pm, SandpointGuy
<Sandpoint...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> string dateTime = "5/28/2008";
>
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>
> Thank you

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