Use DateTime.MinValue in comparison in CSharp

//from w  ww. j  a va2s  .c om
using System;
public class MainClass
{
    public static void Main(String[] argv)
    {

        long numberOfTicks = Int64.MaxValue;
        DateTime validDate;

        // Validate the value. 
        if (numberOfTicks >= DateTime.MinValue.Ticks &&
            numberOfTicks <= DateTime.MaxValue.Ticks)
            validDate = new DateTime(numberOfTicks);
        else if (numberOfTicks < DateTime.MinValue.Ticks)
            System.Console.WriteLine("{0:N0} is less than {1:N0} ticks.",
                              numberOfTicks,
                              DateTime.MinValue.Ticks);
        else
            System.Console.WriteLine("{0:N0} is greater than {1:N0} ticks.",
                              numberOfTicks,
                              DateTime.MaxValue.Ticks);
    }
}