compare two dates in c# asp.net code example

Example 1: asp net c# compare date to current

string date = "01/04/2013";
                DateTime myDate = DateTime.ParseExact(date, "dd/MM/yyyy",
                                           System.Globalization.CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
                if (myDate > DateTime.Today)
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("greater than");
                }
               else
                {
                 Console.WriteLine("Less Than");
                }

Example 2: how to compare datetime in c#

DateTime.Compare(datetime1, datetime2);
/*
datetime1 before datetime2 = -ve
datetime1 equal datetime2 = 0
datetime1 after datetime2 = +ve
*/