How to check if a DateTime occurs today?

Question

Is there a better .net way to check if a DateTime has occured \'today\' then the code below?

if ( newsStory.WhenAdded.Day == DateTime.Now.Day &&
             


        

Answer 1

If NewsStory was using a DateTime also, just compare the Date property, and you're done.

However, this depends what "today" actually means. If something is posted shortly before midnight, it will be "old" after a short time. So maybe it would be best to keep the exact story date (including time, preferably UTC) and check if less than 24 hours (or whatever) have passed, which is simple (dates can be subtracted, which gives you a TimeSpan with a TotalHours or TotalDays property).