Ignore milliseconds when comparing two datetimes

Question

This is probably a dumb question, but I cannot seem to figure it out. I am comparing the LastWriteTime of two files, however it is always failing because the file I downloaded off the net always has milliseconds set at 0, and my original file has an actual value. Is there a simple way to ignore the milliseconds when comparing?

Here's my function:

//compare file's dates
public bool CompareByModifiedDate(string strOrigFile, string strDownloadedFile)
{
     DateTime dtOrig = File.GetLastWriteTime(strOrigFile);
     DateTime dtNew = File.GetLastWriteTime(strDownloadedFile);

     if (dtOrig == dtNew)
        return true;
     else
        return false;
}

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

I recommend you use an extension method:

public static DateTime TrimMilliseconds(this DateTime dt)
{
    return new DateTime(dt.Year, dt.Month, dt.Day, dt.Hour, dt.Minute, dt.Second, 0, dt.Kind);
}

then its just:

if (dtOrig.TrimMilliseconds() == dtNew.TrimMilliseconds())