DateMaker¶

Static helpers for building and formatting DateTime values from EDI-style date/time string fragments used by trading-partner file formats.

Purpose¶

Static helpers for building and formatting DateTime values from EDI-style date/time string fragments used by trading-partner file formats.

Member	Signature	Purpose
DateSeperator	`public const char DateSeperator = '-'`	Separator character used between the two halves of an EDI date-range string.
DateFormat	`public const string DateFormat = "yyyyMMdd"`	Canonical 8-digit EDI date format string.
MakeDateTime(string date, string time)	`public static DateTime MakeDateTime(string date, string time)`	Combines an 8-digit EDI date string and a time-of-day string into a single `DateTime`. (BR-028, BR-029)
ExtractDateRange(string value, out DateTime beginDate, out DateTime endDate)	`public static void ExtractDateRange(string value, out DateTime beginDate, out DateTime endDate)`	Splits a delimited EDI date-range string on `DateSeperator` and parses each side into the `out` parameters. (BR-030)
EdiFileDateString(DateTime beginDate, DateTime? endDate)	`public static string EdiFileDateString(DateTime beginDate, DateTime? endDate)`	Formats one or two dates as a single EDI file-date token, omitting the end date when null. (BR-030)