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DateTimeSpan calculations (Timespan with more than minutes)
//From: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4638993/difference-in-months-between-two-dates
public struct DateTimeSpan
{
private readonly int years;
private readonly int months;
private readonly int days;
private readonly int hours;
private readonly int minutes;
private readonly int seconds;
private readonly int milliseconds;
public DateTimeSpan(int years, int months, int days, int hours, int minutes, int seconds, int milliseconds)
{
this.years = years;
this.months = months;
this.days = days;
this.hours = hours;
this.minutes = minutes;
this.seconds = seconds;
this.milliseconds = milliseconds;
}
public int Years { get { return years; } }
public int Months { get { return months; } }
public int Days { get { return days; } }
public int Hours { get { return hours; } }
public int Minutes { get { return minutes; } }
public int Seconds { get { return seconds; } }
public int Milliseconds { get { return milliseconds; } }
enum Phase { Years, Months, Days, Done }
public static DateTimeSpan CompareDates(DateTime date1, DateTime date2)
{
if (date2 < date1)
{
var sub = date1;
date1 = date2;
date2 = sub;
}
DateTime current = date1;
int years = 0;
int months = 0;
int days = 0;
Phase phase = Phase.Years;
DateTimeSpan span = new DateTimeSpan();
while (phase != Phase.Done)
{
switch (phase)
{
case Phase.Years:
if (current.AddYears(years + 1) > date2)
{
phase = Phase.Months;
current = current.AddYears(years);
}
else
{
years++;
}
break;
case Phase.Months:
if (current.AddMonths(months + 1) > date2)
{
phase = Phase.Days;
current = current.AddMonths(months);
}
else
{
months++;
}
break;
case Phase.Days:
if (current.AddDays(days + 1) > date2)
{
current = current.AddDays(days);
var timespan = date2 - current;
span = new DateTimeSpan(years, months, days, timespan.Hours, timespan.Minutes, timespan.Seconds, timespan.Milliseconds);
phase = Phase.Done;
}
else
{
days++;
}
break;
}
}
return span;
}
}
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