Wish No DateUtils.SubtractPeriod method

[Peter Simpson]

Hello Anywhere Software,
I believe that today might be the first time that I've ever used DateUtils, I'm using the TicksToUnixTime method for ECWID API integration into a database.

I've noticed that DateUtils has DateUtils.AddPeriod but it does not have DateUtils.SubtractPeriod.

Would it be possible to add DateUtils.SubtractPeriod?

I do not need the method, I just noticed it was not there whilst looking through the list of methods.



Thank you...

 

[Sandman]

I have to ask: can't we add a negative period to achieve the same thing?

 

[Peter Simpson]

I have to ask: can't we add a negative period to achieve the same thing?

Probably, I just noticed that there was an add but no subtract method. I don't need either, I just noticed that there was no opposite wording. I personally would just do something like this, DateTime.Date(DateTime.Now - (14 * DateTime.TicksPerDay)) for example to take 14 days off from today's date (or from any date of my choosing), but that's just me.

 

[DonManfred]

What about

    Dim p As Period = DateUtils.PeriodBetween(AppStartTime,DateTime.Now)

 

[Erel]

DateTime.Date(DateTime.Now - (14 * DateTime.TicksPerDay)) for example to take 14 days off from today's date (or from any date of my choosing), but that's just me.

You will get the wrong* result when the DST changes.
Wrong = not what you expect.

A Period object can hold negative values so there is really no need to add another method.

 

[Peter Simpson]

@Erel the word Add is a bit misleading then. Either way, I don't use it or need do to so.

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