Datetime.now as TimeSpan value?

Question

I need the current Datetime minus myDate1 in seconds.

DateTime myDate1 = new DateTime(1970, 1, 9, 0, 0, 00);
DateTime myDate2 = DateTime.Now;

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Answer 1

You can use Subtract method:

DateTime myDate1 = new DateTime(1970, 1, 9, 0, 0, 00);
DateTime myDate2 = DateTime.Now;
TimeSpan ts = myDate2.Subtract(myDate1);
MessageBox.Show(ts.TotalSeconds.ToString());