OracleDate Members

14.3.1 OracleDate Members

OracleDate members are listed in the following tables:

OracleDate Constructors

OracleDate constructors are listed in Table 14-27

Table 14-27 OracleDate Constructors

Constructor	Description
OracleDate Constructors	Instantiates a new instance of `OracleDate` structure (Overloaded)

OracleDate Static Fields

The OracleDate static fields are listed in Table 14-28.

Table 14-28 OracleDate Static Fields

Field	Description
MaxValue	Represents the maximum valid date for an `OracleDate` structure, which is December 31, 9999 23:59:59
MinValue	Represents the minimum valid date for an `OracleDate` structure, which is January 1, -4712 0:0:0
Null	Represents a null value that can be assigned to the value of an `OracleDate` structure instance

OracleDate Static Methods

The OracleDate static methods are listed in Table 14-29.

Table 14-29 OracleDate Static Methods

Methods	Description
Equals	Determines if two `OracleDate` values are equal (Overloaded)
GreaterThan	Determines if the first of two `OracleDate` values is greater than the second
GreaterThanOrEqual	Determines if the first of two `OracleDate` values is greater than or equal to the second
LessThan	Determines if the first of two `OracleDate` values is less than the second
LessThanOrEqual	Determines if the first of two `OracleDate` values is less than or equal to the second
NotEquals	Determines if two `OracleDate` values are not equal
GetSysDate	Returns an `OracleDate` structure that represents the current date and time
Parse	Returns an `OracleDate` structure and sets its value using a string

OracleDate Static Operators

The OracleDate static operators are listed in Table 14-30.

Table 14-30 OracleDate Static Operators

Operator	Description
operator ==	Determines if two `OracleDate` values are the same
operator >	Determines if the first of two `OracleDate` values is greater than the second
operator >=	Determines if the first of two `OracleDate` values is greater than or equal to the second
operator !=	Determines if the two `OracleDate` values are not equal
operator <	Determines if the first of two `OracleDate` values is less than the second
operator <=	Determines if the first of two `OracleDate` values is less than or equal to the second

OracleDate Static Type Conversions

The OracleDate static type conversions are listed in Table 14-31.

Table 14-31 OracleDate Static Type Conversions

Operator	Description
explicit operator DateTime	Converts a structure to a `DateTime` structure
explicit operator OracleDate	Converts a structure to an `OracleDate` structure (Overloaded)

OracleDate Properties

The OracleDate properties are listed in Table 14-32.

Table 14-32 OracleDate Properties

Properties	Description
BinData	Gets an array of bytes that represents an Oracle `DATE` in Oracle internal format
Day	Gets the day component of an `OracleDate` method
IsNull	Indicates whether or not the current instance has a null value
Hour	Gets the `hour` component of an `OracleDate`
Minute	Gets the minute component of an `OracleDate`
Month	Gets the `month` component of an `OracleDate`
Second	Gets the `second` component of an `OracleDate`
Value	Gets the date and time that is stored in the `OracleDate` structure
Year	Gets the `year` component of an `OracleDate`

OracleDate Methods

The OracleDate methods are listed in Table 14-33.

Table 14-33 OracleDate Methods

Methods	Description
CompareTo	Compares the current `OracleDate` instance to an object, and returns an integer that represents their relative values
Equals	Determines whether or not an object has the same date and time as the current `OracleDate` instance (Overloaded)
GetHashCode	Returns a hash code for the `OracleDate` instance
GetDaysBetween	Calculates the number of days between the current `OracleDate` instance and an `OracleDate` structure
GetType	Inherited from `System.Object`
ToOracleTimeStamp	Converts the current `OracleDate` structure to an `OracleTimeStamp` structure
ToString	Converts the current `OracleDate` structure to a `string`