Untested Extension method which should be a nice one

Sep 21 2007

You probably know by now that I quite like the upcoming extension methods in .NET 3.5.

I haven’t tested the following code as I don’t have the right framework at hand right now (and I cannot be asked to turn on my laptop), but I don’t see why it shouldn’t work:

[Update 27.09.07: This version now does work, thanks to Christoph as well as a check on my Orcas VM]

static class TimeExtensions
{
  public static DateTime AsDate(this string datetime)
  {
    return DateTime.Parse(datetime);
  }
}

static class GenericExtensions
{
  public static bool Between<T>(this T me, T lower, T upper) where T : IComparable<T>
  {
    return me.CompareTo(lower) >= 0 && me.CompareTo(upper) < 0;
  }
}

Now you can write:

if (someNumber.Between(3,7)) // Do stuff...
if (someDate.Between("12.01.1978".AsDate(),"14.03.1988".AsDate())) // Do stuff

Does it go too far or do you like this stuff?