Example: Calculate the Difference Between Two Time Periods

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// DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TWO TIME PERIODS in C# using DateTime and TimeSpan
using System;

public class W3CW
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        // Step-1 Define two DateTime instances
        DateTime startTime = new DateTime(2025, 5, 1, 10, 30, 0);
        DateTime endTime = new DateTime(2025, 5, 9, 15, 45, 0);

        // Step-2 Calculate the time difference using TimeSpan
        TimeSpan difference = endTime - startTime;

        // Step-3 Extract hours, minutes, and seconds
        int totalHours = (int)difference.TotalHours;
        int minutes = difference.Minutes;
        int seconds = difference.Seconds;

        // Step-4 Display the result
        Console.WriteLine("\nTIME DIFFERENCE: {0} HOURS, {1} MINUTES, {2} SECONDS", totalHours, minutes, seconds);
    }
}