In this example, I’ll show you How to generate a random date between Jan 1 1970 and the current date.
C# Code:
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class RandomDateTime { DateTime start; Random gen; int range; public RandomDateTime() { start = new DateTime(1970, 1, 1); gen = new Random(); range = (DateTime.Today - start).Days; } public DateTime Next() { return start.AddDays(gen.Next(range)).AddHours(gen.Next(0,24)).AddMinutes(gen.Next(0,60)).AddSeconds(gen.Next(0,60)); } } |
And example how to use to write 10 random DateTimes to console:
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static void Main(string[] args) { RandomDateTime date = new RandomDateTime(); for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) { Console.WriteLine(date.Next()); } Console.ReadKey(); } |
Output:
