DateTime - StartOfYear

A DateTime extension method that return a DateTime of the first day of the year with the time set to "00:00:00:000". The first moment of the first day of the year.

Try it

public static void Main()
{
    DateTime todayDate = DateTime.Now;
	
	Console.WriteLine("Current Date             : {0}", todayDate.ToFullDateTimeString());
	
	// C# Extension Method: DateTime - StartOfYear
	DateTime newDate = todayDate.StartOfYear();
	
	Console.WriteLine("After calling StartOfYear: {0}", newDate.ToFullDateTimeString());
}

View Source
using System;

public static partial class Extensions
{
    /// <summary>
    ///     A DateTime extension method that return a DateTime of the first day of the year with the time set to
    ///     "00:00:00:000". The first moment of the first day of the year.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="this">The @this to act on.</param>
    /// <returns>A DateTime of the first day of the year with the time set to "00:00:00:000".</returns>
    public static DateTime StartOfYear(this DateTime @this)
    {
        return new DateTime(@this.Year, 1, 1);
    }
}