Date Formater and ParseException - migration from Java to C#
<p>This is the updated version of my C# class where I am getting the message: Unreachable code detected : <strong>DateTime.Now.Ticks;</strong>  Everything else seems to be ok. Just wondering where is my mistake?</p>

<pre><code>using System;
using System.Globalization;

namespace domain
{



    public class Request : Unique
    {


        private DateTime dateBooked_Renamed;

        private DateTime dateSignedIn ;

        private DateTime dateSignedOut ;

        private bool arrived_Renamed = false;

        private bool paid_Renamed = false;

        private Hotel hotel_Renamed;

        private Employee employee_Renamed;

        private int numberOfNights;

        public Request(Hotel hotel, Employee employee, string dateBooked, string dateArrived, int numberOfNights)
            : base()
        {
            this.hotel_Renamed = hotel;
            this.employee_Renamed = employee;
            this.numberOfNights = numberOfNights;
            try
            {

                DateTime.ParseExact(dateBooked, "dd/MM/yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

                this.dateBooked_Renamed = DateTime.ParseExact(dateBooked, "dd/MM/yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
                this.dateSignedIn = DateTime.ParseExact(dateArrived, "dd/MM/yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
            }
            catch (FormatException e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
                Console.Write(e.StackTrace);
            }
        }

        public virtual bool checkout(double money, string date)
        {

            try
            {
                dateCheckedOut = DateTime.ParseExact(date, "dd/MM/yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);

            }
            catch (FormatException e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
                Console.Write(e.StackTrace);
            }
            if (money &gt;= price())
            {
                paid = true;
            }
            else
            {
                paid = false;
            }
            return paid_Renamed;
        }

        public virtual int days()
        {

            long tNow = dateSignedOut != null ? dateSignedOut.Ticks : DateTime.Now.Ticks; 
            long tThen = arrived ? dateArrived.Ticks : tNow;
            long diff = tNow - tThen;

            long secondInMillis = 1000;
            long minuteInMillis = secondInMillis * 60;
            long hourInMillis = minuteInMillis * 60;
            long dayInMillis = hourInMillis * 24;
            long yearInMillis = dayInMillis * 365;

            diff = diff % yearInMillis;
            long elapsedDays = diff / dayInMillis;

            return (int)elapsedDays;
        }

        public virtual Hotel hotel
        {
            get
            {
                return hotel_Renamed;
            }
            set
            {
                this.hotel_Renamed = value;
            }
        }

        public virtual DateTime dateArrived
        {
            get
            {
                return dateSignedIn;
            }
            set
            {
                this.dateSignedIn = value;
            }
        }

        public virtual DateTime dateBooked
        {
            get
            {
                return dateBooked_Renamed;
            }
            set
            {
                this.dateBooked_Renamed = value;
            }
        }

        public virtual DateTime dateCheckedOut
        {
            get
            {
                return dateSignedOut;
            }
            set
            {
                this.dateSignedOut = value;
            }
        }

        public virtual Employee employee
        {
            get
            {
                return employee_Renamed;
            }
            set
            {
                this.employee_Renamed = value;
            }
        }

        public virtual bool arrived
        {
            get
            {
                return arrived_Renamed;
            }
            set
            {
                this.arrived_Renamed = value;
            }
        }

        public virtual bool paid
        {
            get
            {
                return paid_Renamed;
            }
            set
            {
                this.paid_Renamed = value;
            }
        }

        public virtual double price()
        {

            // The total cost of the stay...

            double price = days() * employee_Renamed.type.price;
            if (hotel_Renamed.premium)
            {
                return price - (0.2 * price);
            }
            else
            {
                return price;
            }
        }



        public virtual bool hasArrivalDate(string date)
        {
            try
            {
                DateTime d = DateTime.ParseExact(date, "dd/MM/yyyy", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
                Console.WriteLine("Comparing " + d + " with " + dateSignedIn + " = " + dateSignedIn.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy").Equals(d.ToString("dd/MM/yyyy")));
                return dateSignedIn.ToString().Equals(d.ToString());
            }
            catch (FormatException e)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(e.ToString());
                Console.Write(e.StackTrace);
                return false;
            }
        }
    }

}
</code></pre>

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