C#: DateTime.DayOfWeek to string comparison

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Easiest is to convert enum to string:

if (day == dt.DayOfWeek.ToString())...

Notes:

  • if you can change type of day to DayOfWeek enum you can avoid string comparisons (and its related localization/comparison issues).
  • if you have to use string make sure to decide if case is important or not (i.e. should “thursday” be equal to DayOfWeek.Thursday) and use corresponding String.Equals method.
  • consider converting string to enum with Parse as suggested in other answers: ((DayOfWeek)Enum.Parse(typeof(DayOfWeek), day)
  • make sure incoming string is always English – if it could be in other languages you’ll need to look into manually matching value to one provided in CultureInfo.DateTimeFormat.DayNames.

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