Convert DateTime to yyyyMMdd int

Question

What is the quickest way to convert a DateTime to a int representation of the format yyyyMMdd.

i.e. 01-Jan-2007 --> 20070101 (as in int)?

Answer 1

int result = int.Parse(myDate.ToString("yyyyMMdd"));

Answer 2

int x = date.Year * 10000 + date.Month * 100 + date.Day