Chapter 7. Dates and Times

C# Chapter 7.
Dates and Times

Calculating a date in the future or past

In C#, DateTime and TimeSpan are the bread and butter for date and time operations.

Comparing two dates

Let’s dive into C# for date comparisons.

Converting a date into a string

In C#, you have the DateTime object and a bunch of ways to turn it into a string.

Getting the current date

C# provides a straightforward way to get the current date using the DateTime class which is part of the .NET Framework’s System namespace.

Parsing a date from a string

Basic Parsing: The DateTime.Parse and DateTime.TryParse methods are the go-to options for converting a string into a DateTime.