How do I perform Date Comparison in EF query?

Question

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 befo

Answer 1

You can not use .Date

If you would like to check for today you can create a datetime with no time

DateTime myDate = new DateTime(DateTime.Now.Year, DateTime.Now.Month, DateTime.Now.Day);
var e = (from mds in myEntities.Table
         where mds.CreateDateTime >= myDate
         select mds).FirstOrDefault();