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I am using Datetime.Minvalue which return 1.1.0001. This value can not be stored to DB because year is smaller than 1975.
Is it possible to override DateTime.Minvalue to 1.1.1901?
Regards
No, it’s not. You could instead use SqlDateTime.MinValue (1753-01-01), define your own constant for 1901-01-01 if that’s what you want to use, or actually use a nullable DateTime:
In the instance where no date is specified, a null may make more sense and persist DBNull.Value to the database instead of a “special” value like you’re currently doing.
Or, as a final option….at the point you come to persist to the database, do a check for DateTime.MinValue and switch in an alternative. But I’d recommend the nullable DateTime.