Generate Random Date using VB.NET

Generate Random Date using  VB.NET

 

 

This example generates random date from 1900 to 9999.   

DaysInMonth will be returned appropriate Days, based on Leap year also.




Private Function GenererateRandomDate() As DateTime

            Dim year As Integer =  rnd.Next(1900,9999)
            Dim month As Integer =  rnd.Next(1,12)
            Dim day As Integer =  DateTime.DaysInMonth(year,month)

            Dim Day As Integer =  rnd.Next(1,day)

            Dim dt As DateTime =  New DateTime(year,month,Day)
            Return dt
 End Function

Construct Random Class object Outside of the function,Make n number of calls.

OUTPUT:

Random Date=10/11/5427 12:00:00 AMRandom Date=6/22/4602 12:00:00 AMRandom Date=9/7/7710 12:00:00 AMRandom Date=10/12/7657 12:00:00 AMRandom Date=8/23/2410 12:00:00 AM
 

Note: User can apply  Standard Date Formats on this.

for ex:  rndDate.ToString("d")   displays short date:  2/18/5335 

other available formats are: o,O,g,G,d,D,s,u,U,f,F,Y,y .

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