Question

I have a List which contains Dates :

List<string> StringDates;

    [0]: "04.03.2010"
    [1]: "09.03.2010"
    [2]: "11.03.2010"
    [3]: "12.03.2010"
    [4]: "16.03.2010"
    [5]: "18.03.2010"
    [6]: "19.03.2010"
    [7]: "23.03.2010"
    [8]: "25.03.2010"
    [9]: "26.03.2010"

Using C# what is the best/shortest way to find out min date / max date from this list ?

Answer 1

I like the simple solution.

DateTime minDate = DateTime.MaxValue;
DateTime maxDate = DateTime.MinValue;
foreach (string dateString in StringDates)
{
    DateTime date = DateTime.Parse(dateString);
    if (date < minDate)
        minDate = date;
    if (date > maxDate)
        maxDate = date;
}