Difference in seconds from two datetime objects

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Ron

How can I find the difference in seconds of two DateTime objects. I have
looked at the Subtract method but this gives me back another DateTime
object.


Thanks,

Ron
 
Ron said:
How can I find the difference in seconds of two DateTime objects. I have
looked at the Subtract method but this gives me back another DateTime
object.
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Actually, DateTime.Subtract( TimeSpan) returns a DateTime object, but
DateTime.Subtract( DateTime) gives you a TimeSpan object. The
TotalSeconds property of this will give you what you want:

(datetime2.Subtract( datetime1)).TotalSeconds

or

(datetime2 - datetime1).TotalSeconds

Be careful not to mistakenly use the "Seconds" property of the TimeSpan
object, as this only gives you the seconds *component* of the TimeSpan,
which will always be in the range 0-59.
 
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