/// <summary>
/// Converts a string value into a SmartDate.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="value">String containing the date value.</param>
/// <param name="emptyValue">Indicates whether an empty date is the min or max date value.</param>
/// <param name="result">The resulting SmartDate value if the parse was successful.</param>
/// <returns>A value indicating if the parse was successful.</returns>
public static bool TryParse(string value, EmptyValue emptyValue, ref SmartDate result)
{
System.DateTime dateResult = DateTime.MinValue;
if (TryStringToDate(value, emptyValue, ref dateResult))
{
result = new SmartDate(dateResult, emptyValue);
return true;
}
else
{
return false;
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Compares one SmartDate to another.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// This method works the same as the DateTime.CompareTo method
/// on the Date datetype, with the exception that it
/// understands the concept of empty date values.
/// </remarks>
/// <param name="value">The date to which we are being compared.</param>
/// <returns>A value indicating if the comparison date is less than, equal to or greater than this date.</returns>
public int CompareTo(SmartDate value)
{
if (this.IsEmpty && value.IsEmpty)
return 0;
else
return _date.CompareTo(value.Date);
}
/// <summary>
/// Converts a string value into a SmartDate.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="value">String containing the date value.</param>
/// <param name="result">The resulting SmartDate value if the parse was successful.</param>
/// <returns>A value indicating if the parse was successful.</returns>
public static bool TryParse(string value, ref SmartDate result)
{
return TryParse(value, EmptyValue.MinDate, ref result);
}