Find the date and time difference with TimeSpan

If you want to find the date time difference between two dates, the best way would be to use TimeSpan class.

Take a look at the following simple example:

            //difference with DateTime.Now (now its 2011-02-02 00:40);
            string firstDate = "2011-01-05 09:18:55";

            TimeSpan ts = new TimeSpan();
            ts = DateTime.Now.Subtract(Convert.ToDateTime(firstDate));

            Response.Write("The difference is: " + ts.Days +" day(s), "+ ts.Hours + " hour(s), "
                + ts.Minutes +" minute(s), "+ ts.Seconds + " second(s) "+ ts.Milliseconds + " milliseconds");    

The result is: The difference is: 27 day(s), 15 hour(s), 22 minute(s), 5 second(s) 299 milliseconds

Regards,
Hajan