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.NET Framework 4.5
Subtracts a specified time interval from a specified date and time and returns a new date and time.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- d
- Type: System.DateTime
The date and time value to subtract from.
- t
- Type: System.TimeSpan
The time interval to subtract.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException | The resulting DateTime is less than MinValue or greater than MaxValue. |
The following example demonstrates the Subtract method and the subtraction operator.
System.DateTime date1 = new System.DateTime(1996, 6, 3, 22, 15, 0); System.DateTime date2 = new System.DateTime(1996, 12, 6, 13, 2, 0); System.DateTime date3 = new System.DateTime(1996, 10, 12, 8, 42, 0); // diff1 gets 185 days, 14 hours, and 47 minutes. System.TimeSpan diff1 = date2.Subtract(date1); // date4 gets 4/9/1996 5:55:00 PM. System.DateTime date4 = date3.Subtract(diff1); // diff2 gets 55 days 4 hours and 20 minutes. System.TimeSpan diff2 = date2 - date3; // date5 gets 4/9/1996 5:55:00 PM. System.DateTime date5 = date1 - diff2;
Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.
