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Subtraction Operator (DateTime, DateTime)

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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

'Declaration
Public Shared Operator - ( _
    d1 As DateTime, _
    d2 As DateTime _
) As TimeSpan
public static TimeSpan operator -(
    DateTime d1,
    DateTime d2
)
public:
static TimeSpan operator -(
    DateTime d1, 
    DateTime d2
)
static let inline (-)
        d1:DateTime * 
        d2:DateTime  : TimeSpan
JScript does not support overloaded operators.

Parameters

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.

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See Also

Reference

DateTime Structure

Subtraction Overload

System Namespace