Find Difference between Dates c#

Question

Hi, I want to the find the difference between two dates in C#. I know that for total days we use:
var difference = (EndDate - StartDate).TotalDays;
But I also want find the total months & total years. How do I do that?

Answer 1

Check the example that demonstrates one of approaches:

var StartDate = new DateTime( 1985, 11, 20 );
var EndDate = DateTime.Now;

int years;
int months;
int days;

for( var i = 1; ; ++i )
{
    if( StartDate.AddYears( i ) > EndDate )
    {
        years = i - 1;

        break;
    }
}

for( var i = 1; ; ++i )
{
    if( StartDate.AddYears( years ).AddMonths( i ) > EndDate )
    {
        months = i - 1;

        break;
    }
}

for( var i = 1; ; ++i )
{
    if( StartDate.AddYears( years ).AddMonths( months ).AddDays( i ) > EndDate )
    {
        days = i - 1;

        break;
    }
}

Console.WriteLine( $"Difference: {years} years, {months} months, {days} days" );