DateTimeCheckValve
this ExtensionMethod check if startdate is null reutrn the min value of datetime and if the end date is null return the max value
Source
public static class TimeExtension
{
public static DateTime ReturnMinValueIfNull(this DateTime? time)
{
return time ?? DateTime.MinValue;
}
public static DateTime ReturnMaxValueIfNull(this DateTime? time)
{
return time ?? DateTime.MaxValue;
}
}Example
if startDate and endDate is null
var startDate = someModel.startDate.ReturnMinValueIfNull(); // 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM
var endDate = someModel.endDate.ReturnMaxValueIfNull(); // 12/31/9999 11:59:59 PM
// if startDate and endDate not null it return the real value