new DateTime vs default DateTime

Question

Is there a reason to choose one of these over the other   DateTime myDate   new DateTime      or  DateTime myDate   default DateTime     Both of them are equal 1 1 0001 12 00 00 AM

User · Answer

If you want to use default value for a DateTime parameter in a method, you can only use default(DateTime).

The following line will not compile:

    private void MyMethod(DateTime syncedTime = DateTime.MinValue)

This line will compile:

    private void MyMethod(DateTime syncedTime = default(DateTime))

User · Answer

No  they are identical   default    for any value type  DateTime is a value type  will always call the parameterless constructor

User · Answer

The answer is no   Keep in mind that in both cases  mdDate Kind   DateTimeKind Unspecified   Therefore it may be better to do the following   DateTime myDate   new DateTime 1  1  1  0  0  0  DateTimeKind Utc     The myDate Kind property is readonly  so it cannot be changed after the constructor is called

User · Answer

The simpliest way to understand it is that DateTime is a struct  When you initialize a struct it s initialize to it s minimum value   DateTime Min   Therefore there is no difference between default DateTime  and new DateTime   and DateTime Min

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