DateBuilder that allows DateOnly building too

[Corniel]

As illustration of the discussion in #2234

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Convert local variable or field into constant (private accessibility)	◽️ Notice	4

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[ITaluone]

@Corniel I like this :)

Although I would suggest to drop the AsOffset() and WithOffset() methods inside the DateBuilder struct, and only use extension methods for this, like:

public static DateTimeOffset WithOffset(this DateTime self, TimeSpan offset) => new(self, offset);
public static DateTimeOffset WithOffset(this DateBuilder self, TimeSpan offset) => new(self, offset);
public static DateTimeOffset AsOffset(this DateTime self) => new(self, 0.Hours());
public static DateTimeOffset AsOffset(this DateBuilder self) => new(self, 0.Hours());

This will address #2234 (comment)

[Corniel]

@Corniel I like this :)

Although I would suggest to drop the AsOffset() and WithOffset() methods inside the DateBuilder struct, and only use extension methods for this, like:

Why define the offset methods as extensions on the date builder? It's only purpose is just to do things like that?!

[IT-VBFK]

Why define the offset methods as extensions on the date builder?

Because it shouldn't matter if you call AsOffset()/WithOffset() after the date "thing" like 10.May(2023).AsOffset() or after the time "thing" like 10.May(2023).At(...).AsOffset().

Now this is not possible, because AsOffset() is not recognized when chaining after At(...).
And if you introduce AsOffset() as an extension method, the AsOffset()in the DateBuilder becomes useless.

Do you see my point?

[Corniel]

@IT-VBFK: I ment, that AsOffset should not be an extension for the DateBuilder. For DateTime it should.