DateTime.AddDays Method (System)

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DateTime.AddDays Method

Returns a new DateTime that adds the specified number of days to the value of this instance.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic

Public Function AddDays ( _
	value As Double _
) As DateTime

public DateTime AddDays(
	double value
)

Visual C++

public:
DateTime AddDays(
	double value
)

member AddDays : 
        value:float -> DateTime

Parameters

value: Type: System.Double
A number of whole and fractional days. The value parameter can be negative or positive.

Return Value

Type: System.DateTime
An object whose value is the sum of the date and time represented by this instance and the number of days represented by value.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	The resulting DateTime is less than MinValue or greater than MaxValue.

Remarks

This method does not change the value of this DateTime. Instead, it returns a new DateTime whose value is the result of this operation.

The fractional part of value is the fractional part of a day. For example, 4.5 is equivalent to 4 days, 12 hours, 0 minutes, 0 seconds, 0 milliseconds, and 0 ticks.

The value parameter is rounded to the nearest millisecond.

Examples

The following example demonstrates the AddDays method.

Visual Basic


' Calculate what day of the week is 36 days from this instant.
Dim today As System.DateTime
Dim answer As System.DateTime

today = System.DateTime.Now
answer = today.AddDays(36)

System.Console.WriteLine("{0:dddd}", answer)


			// Calculate what day of the week is 36 days from this instant.
			System.DateTime today = System.DateTime.Now;
			System.DateTime answer = today.AddDays(36);
			System.Console.WriteLine("{0:dddd}", answer);

Visual C++


// Calculate what day of the week is 36 days from this instant.
System::DateTime today = System::DateTime::Now;
System::DateTime answer = today.AddDays( 36 );
System::Console::WriteLine( "{0:dddd}", answer );

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

Platforms

Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

DateTime Structure

System Namespace

Double