Questions tagged [datetime-comparison]
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How to do date/time comparison
Is there any options in doing date comparison in Go? I have to sort data based on date and time - independently. So I might allow an object that occurs within a range of dates so long as it also occurs within a range of times. In this model, I could…

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How to compare only date components from DateTime in EF?
I am having two date values, one already stored in the database and the other selected by the user using DatePicker. The use case is to search for a particular date from the database.
The value previously entered in the database always has time…

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How do I perform Date Comparison in EF query?
Please help.
I am trying to figure out how to use DATE or DATETIME for comparison in a linq query.
Example:
If I wanted all Employee names for those who started before today, I would do something like this in SQL:
SELECT EmployeeNameColumn
FROM…
Kam
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Why datetime cannot compare?
my C# unit test has the following statement:
Assert.AreEqual(logoutTime, log.First().Timestamp);
Why it is failed with following information:
Assert.AreEqual failed. Expected:<4/28/2010 2:30:37 PM>. Actual:<4/28/2010 2:30:37 PM>.
Are they not the…

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Safely comparing local and universal DateTimes
I just noticed what seems like a ridiculous flaw with DateTime comparison.
DateTime d = DateTime.Now;
DateTime dUtc = d.ToUniversalTime();
d == dUtc; // false
d.Equals(dUtc); //false
DateTime.Compare(d, dUtc) == 0; // false
It appears that all…

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ZonedDateTime comparison: expected: [Etc/UTC] but was: [UTC]
I was comparing two dates which seem to be equal, but they contain a different name of zones: one is Etc/UTC, another is UTC.
According to this question: Is there a difference between the UTC and Etc/UTC time zones? - this two zones are the same.…

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php comparing dates for day change
I have found hundreds of questions and answers for topics SIMILAR to this on SO, however, none match my needs specifically and I am stumped.
I have a variable in y-m-d format and I need to see if it was created on the previous calendar day (not 24…

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Checking if LocalDateTime falls within a time range
I have a time A which should fall within 90 minutes range of timeB (before and after).
Example: if timeB is 4:00 pm , time A should be between 2:30pm (-90) to 5:30pm (+90)
Tried the following :
if(timeA.isAfter(timeB.minusMinutes(90)) ||…

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How to determine if the specific time is between given time range in javascript
i want to check var check_val in between two time var open_time and var close_time
var open_time = "23:30";
var close_time = "06:30";
var check_val ="02:30";
if(Date.parse ( check_val ) > Date.parse ( open_time ) && Date.parse ( check_val ) <…

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How do I perform date-part comparison in EF
i heard people saying date time comparison do not work just due to time part because datetime has time part.
in sql i always compare datetime like this way and it works fine
select * from employee
where convert(varchar,dob,112) > '20111201' // this…

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How to compare start time and end time in android?
My Question is How to compare two time between startTime and endTime,
Comparison two time.
Start time
End time.
I am using the TimePickerDialog for fetching time and I am using one method Which pass the parameter like long for startTime and…

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How to check given time is after 3pm or not in Rails?
I want easiest or simplest method which returns me boolean value (true/false) depending on the given time is after 3 pm or not irrespective of date.
for ex:-
def after_three_pm(time)
//some code here
end
time= Time.now # Tue Jul 26…

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How to make an if statement to show xml attribute based on current time
I have a XML like this:
A class like this:
public class PrayerTime
{
public string Fajr { get; set; }
public string Sunrise { get; set; }
…

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Java8 time comparison in Kotlin
I stumbled across some strange behaviour when comparing Java8 time objects.
The below does not appear to be valid code.
val t1 = LocalTime.now()
val t2 = LocalTime.now()
val foo: Int = t1 > t2
Yet hovering over the undersquiggled code shows that…

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Time validation using CompareValidator
As a (sorta) follow on from the following question - CustomValidator time c#.net - I would like to know if it is possible to use the CompareValidator to validate a time in a ASP.NET textbox?
I have attempted the following

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