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c#datetimetimesubtraction

DateTime error Subtracting from 0 hour

Using C# DateTime, I'd like to subtract a time past 0 (or midnight). However, I get an error when doing so. I'm trying to create a timeline where you can zoom in and out and scroll through the times. I get the following error: "The added or subtracted value results in an un-representable DateTime."

I guess DateTime doesn't know how to wrap back around from 0 to 23? How do I get around this?

Solution

  • If you subtract a TimeSpan from a DateTime, it will "wrap around" past midnight:

    > var d1 = DateTime.Parse("4/11/2012 12:30:00 AM");
> var d2 = d1.Subtract(new TimeSpan(1, 15, 0));
> 
> d2
[4/10/2012 11:15:00 PM]