So You need a random DateTime value in some range, and C# Random class does not provide Random.NextDateTime(from, to). Here’s a simple solution for this problem…
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public static DateTime NextDateTime(this Random rnd, DateTime dateTimeFrom, DateTime dateTimeTo) { //Calculate cumulative number of seconds between two DateTimes Int32 Days = (dateTimeTo – dateTimeFrom).Days * 60 * 60 *24; Int32 Hours = (dateTimeTo – dateTimeFrom).Hours * 60 * 60; Int32 Minutes = (dateTimeTo – dateTimeFrom).Minutes * 60; Int32 Seconds = (dateTimeTo – dateTimeFrom).Seconds; Int32 range = Days + Hours + Minutes + Seconds; //Add random number of seconds to dateTimeFrom Int32 NumberOfSecondsToAdd = rnd.Next(range); DateTime result = dateTimeFrom.AddSeconds(NumberOfSecondsToAdd); //Return the value return result; } |
As this method is written as an extension method to Random class, you’ll be able to use it just as a static Random class method (Random.NextDateTime(startDateTime, endDateTime). […]
