How can I get the DateTime for the start of the week?

Question

How do I find the start of the week (both Sunday and Monday) knowing just the current time in C#?

Something like:

DateTime.Now.StartWeek(Monday);
         


        

Answer 1

Try to create a function which uses recursion. Your DateTime object is an input and function returns a new DateTime object which stands for the beginning of the week.

    DateTime WeekBeginning(DateTime input)
    {
        do
        {
            if (input.DayOfWeek.ToString() == "Monday")
                return input;
            else
                return WeekBeginning(input.AddDays(-1));
        } while (input.DayOfWeek.ToString() == "Monday");
    }