Extension method: DateTime.IsInFuture()

In this post you can find a simple DateTime extension method. The IsInFuture method simply returns a boolean indicating whether the DateTime instance is in the future or not.

   1:  public static class DateTimeExtensions

   2:  {

   3:      public static bool IsInFuture(this DateTime dateTime)

   4:      {

   5:          int compareResult = DateTime.Compare(dateTime, DateTime.Now);

   6:   

   7:          return compareResult != -1;

   8:      }

   9:  }

You can use it like this..

   1:  DateTime dateTimeInPast = new DateTime(2010, 5, 20);

   2:  DateTime dateTimeInFuture = new DateTime(2025, 11, 20);

   3:   

   4:  Console.WriteLine(dateTimeInPast.IsInFuture()); //Prints False

   5:  Console.WriteLine(dateTimeInFuture.IsInFuture()); //Prints True