DateTime.Subtraction Operator (DateTime, DateTime)
[ This article is for Windows Phone 8 developers. If you’re developing for Windows 10, see the latest documentation. ]
Subtracts a specified date and time from another specified date and time and returns a time interval.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
Public Shared Operator - ( _
d1 As DateTime, _
d2 As DateTime _
) As TimeSpan
public static TimeSpan operator -(
DateTime d1,
DateTime d2
)
Parameters
- d1
Type: System..::.DateTime
The date and time value to subtract from (the minuend).
- d2
Type: System..::.DateTime
The date and time value to subtract (the subtrahend).
Return Value
Type: System..::.TimeSpan
The time interval between d1 and d2; that is, d1 minus d2.
Remarks
The Subtraction(DateTime, DateTime) method does not consider the value of the Kind property of the two DateTime values when performing the subtraction. Before subtracting DateTime objects, ensure that the objects represent times in the same time zone. Otherwise, the result will include the difference between time zones.
Note
The DateTimeOffset..::.Subtraction(DateTimeOffset, DateTimeOffset) method does consider the difference between time zones when performing the subtraction.
Examples
The following example demonstrates the Subtract method and the subtraction operator.
Dim date1 As New System.DateTime(1996, 6, 3, 22, 15, 0)
Dim date2 As New System.DateTime(1996, 12, 6, 13, 2, 0)
Dim date3 As New System.DateTime(1996, 10, 12, 8, 42, 0)
Dim diff1 As System.TimeSpan
' diff1 gets 185 days, 14 hours, and 47 minutes.
diff1 = date2.Subtract(date1)
Dim date4 As System.DateTime
' date4 gets 4/9/1996 5:55:00 PM.
date4 = date3.Subtract(diff1)
Dim diff2 As System.TimeSpan
' diff2 gets 55 days 4 hours and 20 minutes.
diff2 = System.DateTime.op_Subtraction(date2, date3)
Dim date5 As System.DateTime
' date5 gets 4/9/1996 5:55:00 PM.
date5 = System.DateTime.op_Subtraction(date1, diff2)
System.DateTime date1 = new System.DateTime(1996, 6, 3, 22, 15, 0);
System.DateTime date2 = new System.DateTime(1996, 12, 6, 13, 2, 0);
System.DateTime date3 = new System.DateTime(1996, 10, 12, 8, 42, 0);
// diff1 gets 185 days, 14 hours, and 47 minutes.
System.TimeSpan diff1 = date2.Subtract(date1);
// date4 gets 4/9/1996 5:55:00 PM.
System.DateTime date4 = date3.Subtract(diff1);
// diff2 gets 55 days 4 hours and 20 minutes.
System.TimeSpan diff2 = date2 - date3;
// date5 gets 4/9/1996 5:55:00 PM.
System.DateTime date5 = date1 - diff2;
Version Information
Windows Phone OS
Supported in: 8.1, 8.0, 7.1, 7.0
Platforms
Windows Phone