SQLite table when working with .Net MAUI

Question

Hi Team,

I am working on a .Net MAUI app (in Visual Studio 2022), Android emulator used is Pixel 5 API 33.

I need to perform below using SQLite database, please note currently there is no table created for this in SQLite.

There are 2 date fields on my screen, in corresponding SQLite table, I need to create a field as CreatedDate and when this date falls between other 2 dates, table data regarding CreatedDate should get selected. Please note I need to create a Class (Model) in C# to achieve this. I am not sure If I can select date as column type of a SQLite table.

Please provide a link if possible.

Thanks,

Salil

Answer 1

You can create a table in SQLite with date fields :

   CREATE TABLE ExampleTable (

       Id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,

       CreatedDate DATE,

       StartDate DATE,

       EndDate DATE

   );

You will need a C# class that represents this table, which you can use in your .Net MAUI application. Here's an example class:

   using System;

   public class ExampleModel

   {

       public int Id { get; set; }

       public DateTime CreatedDate { get; set; }

       public DateTime StartDate { get; set; }

       public DateTime EndDate { get; set; }

   }

To select data where CreatedDate falls between StartDate and EndDate, you can write a SQL query like:

   SELECT * FROM ExampleTable WHERE CreatedDate BETWEEN StartDate AND EndDate;

You can execute this query from your .Net MAUI application using SQLite libraries available for .NET.