The DateTime class in C# is used to represent date and time in C#.
The following are some of the properties of DateTime in C# −
| Sr.No | Property & Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Date Gets the Date component |
| 2 | Day Gets the day of the month |
| 3 | Hour Gets the hour of the month |
| 4 | Minute Gets the minute of the date |
| 5 | Month Gets the month of the date |
Let us see an example to compare date in C#.
To compare dates in C#, you need to first set two dates to be compared using the DateTime object. We will use the DateTime class in C# −
Date 1
DateTime date1 = new DateTime(2018, 07, 20);
Console.WriteLine("Date 1 : {0}", date1);Date 2
DateTime date2 = new DateTime(2018, 07, 25);
Console.WriteLine("Date 2 : {0}", date2);Now let us compare both the dates in C#. The following is an example to compare dates in C# −
Example
using System;
namespace Program {
class Demo {
static int Main() {
DateTime date1 = new DateTime(2018, 07, 20);
Console.WriteLine("Date 1 : {0}", date1);
DateTime date2 = new DateTime(2018, 07, 25);
Console.WriteLine("Date 2 : {0}", date2);
if (date1 < date2)
Console.WriteLine("{0} comes before {1}", date1, date2);
Console.Read();
return 0;
}
}
}Output
Date 1 : 7/20/2018 12:00:00 AM Date 2 : 7/25/2018 12:00:00 AM 7/20/2018 12:00:00 AM comes before 7/25/2018 12:00:00 AM