Compare from date and to date in c#

In this blog we will know how to compare from date and to date.

I have to datetime picker in windows application
1.From date.
2.To Date
I want to check whether the from date is greater than to date when i search records
If yes it should show message from date is greater than to date.

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace WindowsFormsApplication1
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            DateTime fromdate = DateTime.Parse(Convert.ToDateTime(dateTimePicker1.Text).ToShortDateString());
            DateTime todate = DateTime.Parse(Convert.ToDateTime(dateTimePicker2.Text).ToShortDateString());
            if (fromdate > todate)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("from date is greater than to date");
            }    
        }

        private void button2_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (dateTimePicker1.Value.Date > dateTimePicker2.Value.Date)
            {
                MessageBox.Show("from date is greater than to date");
            }
        }
    }
}