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Formatting a [TimeSpan] result

Formatting a [TimeSpan] result

D Lng

14yAsked Jan 18, 2012, 4:56 PM1.7kVisual Basic .NET

Im trying to split up the result of a Timespan which is [ -109.03:04:36.1109827 ].

This is achieved via:

DateTime myFinish = DateTime.Parse("7/5/2012");
TimeSpan myLeft = DateTime.Now.Subtract(myFinish);

I have tried various string.format to seperate the result into Months Days Hours Minutes Seconds.

Im having no luck.

Can anyone point me down the right road please, much appreciated.

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Vulpes14y ago
Accepted answer
It depends where you're obtaining your 'myFinish' date from in the first place.

If it's being entered into a TextBox say, then you could handle the TextBox's Leave or Validating events and place the code to calculate and split up the TimeSpan in the eventhandler.
D Lng14y ago
Thanks very much mate, worked perfectly.
I execute this via:
private void btButton1_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
Can it refresh automatically without using a button, like an open and refresh ?
Vulpes14y ago
If you want to split the TimeSpan up, I'd use its individual properties:

DateTime myFinish = DateTime.Parse("7/5/2012");
TimeSpan myLeft = DateTime.Now.Subtract(myFinish);
int days = myLeft.Days;
int hours = myLeft.Hours;
int mins = myLeft.Minutes;
int secs = myLeft.Seconds;

Unfortunately, months aren't supported - probably because they're not a constant number of days.

It's also possible to devise your own TimeSpan formats. Check out:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee372287.aspx