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DateDifferenceMBS.Calc(StartDate as date, EndDate as date) as boolean

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
method Basic MBS Util Plugin 7.4 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ❌ No Desktop, Console & Web
Calculates the difference between two dates.
Example
dim d as date
dim e as date
dim r as DateDifferenceMBS
dim s as string
dim c as Clipboard

d=new date
d.Year=2008
d.Month=7
d.Day=2
d.Hour=10
d.Minute=48
d.Second=22

e=new date
e.Year=2010
e.Month=7
e.Day=1
e.Hour=10
e.Minute=36
e.Second=0

r=new DateDifferenceMBS

if r.Calc(d,e) then

s= "Years: "+str(r.Year)+EndOfLine
s=s+"Months: "+str(r.month)+EndOfLine
s=s+"Days: "+str(r.day)+EndOfLine
s=s+"Hours: "+str(r.hour)+EndOfLine
s=s+"Minutes: "+str(r.Minute)+EndOfLine
s=s+"Seconds: "+str(r.Second)+EndOfLine

MsgBox s

// shows: "Years: 1 Months: 11 Days: 29 Hours: 22 Minutes: 47 Seconds: 38"
end if

Returns false on any errors and true on success.
Valid only for dates from the gregorian calendar.
Sets ready property.

Calculates the difference between the older and newer date. The dates are sorted, so the difference is always a positive.
You can see Swap property to see if first date is after second date.

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DateDifferenceMBS.Calc(StartDate as dateTime, EndDate as dateTime) as boolean

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
method Basic MBS Util Plugin 19.5 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes All
Calculates the difference between two dates.

Returns false on any errors and true on success.
Valid only for dates from the gregorian calendar.
Sets ready property.

Calculates the difference between the older and newer date. The dates are sorted, so the difference is always a positive.
You can see Swap property to see if first date is after second date.

Please make sure both dates are in the same timezone.

See also:

DateDifferenceMBS.Constructor

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
method Basic MBS Util Plugin 8.3 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes All
The dummy constructor doing nothing.

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DateDifferenceMBS.Constructor(StartDate as date, EndDate as date)

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
method Basic MBS Util Plugin 8.3 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ❌ No Desktop, Console & Web
Calculates the difference between two dates.

Internally calls Calc and sets ready property.

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DateDifferenceMBS.Constructor(StartDate as dateTime, EndDate as dateTime)

Type Topic Plugin Version macOS Windows Linux iOS Targets
method Basic MBS Util Plugin 19.5 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes All
Calculates the difference between two dates.

Internally calls Calc and sets ready property.
Please make sure both dates are in the same timezone.

See also:

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