I would like to know a simple algorithm to check if the given instance of datetime
lies between another two instances in C#
.
Note:
I skimmed though this How do I check if a given datetime object is "between" two datetimes? and it was for python and many more for php. Most of the other questions were regarding difference between the two.
Details:
I am more specific about the time, date does not matter to me. For example i got DataBase
entry for a staff who works between 10:00
Am - 9:00
Pm and I would like to know which staff is engaged in class at the given time like 2:00 Pm
. Now this would return me the staff's details who are engaged at this time.
Edit
After accepting the answer(been more than year back), i realized i had incorrectly described the problem. But all i think that was to be done back then was to do date and time comparison. So answers by both Jason and VikciaR work.
DateTime.Ticks will account for the time. Use .Ticks on the DateTime to convert your dates into longs. Then just use a simple if stmt to see if your target date falls between.
// Assuming you know d2 > d1
if (targetDt.Ticks > d1.Ticks && targetDt.Ticks < d2.Ticks)
{
// targetDt is in between d1 and d2
}