Timespan values - not negative?

[Chris Ashley]

coverDate = DateTime.Parse(objQuote.GetValue("coverStartDate") );
daysDiff = System.DateTime.Now.Subtract(coverDate);

I'm using this code trying to calculate the day difference between two
dates. However, daysDiff.days always returns a positive integer,
irrespective of whether the day is in the future or the past. How can I
get it to tell me whether the days difference is negative or positive?
(EG, yesterday compared to today should return -1)

Thanks,

Chris

[Larry Lard]

Chris Ashley wrote:

coverDate = DateTime.Parse(objQuote.GetValue("coverStartDate") );
daysDiff = System.DateTime.Now.Subtract(coverDate);

I'm using this code trying to calculate the day difference between two
dates. However, daysDiff.days always returns a positive integer,
irrespective of whether the day is in the future or the past.

Really? When I try

DateTime dt, dt2;

dt = DateTime.Now;
dt2 = dt.AddDays(1);

Console.WriteLine(dt.Subtract(dt2).Days);
Console.WriteLine(dt2.Subtract(dt).Days);

I get

-1
1

as I would expect.

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Larry Lard
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