Here is a test snippet:
DateTime bDay = new DateTime(2000, 2, 29);
DateTime now = new DateTime(2009, 2, 28);
MessageBox.Show(string.Format("Test {0} {1} {2}",
CalculateAgeWrong1(bDay, now), // outputs 9
CalculateAgeWrong2(bDay, now), // outputs 9
CalculateAgeCorrect(bDay, now), // outputs 8
CalculateAgeCorrect2(bDay, now))); // outputs 8
Here you have the methods:
public int CalculateAgeWrong1(DateTime birthDate, DateTime now)
{
return new DateTime(now.Subtract(birthDate).Ticks).Year - 1;
}
public int CalculateAgeWrong2(DateTime birthDate, DateTime now)
{
int age = now.Year - birthDate.Year;
if (now < birthDate.AddYears(age))
age--;
return age;
}
public int CalculateAgeCorrect(DateTime birthDate, DateTime now)
{
int age = now.Year - birthDate.Year;
if (now.Month < birthDate.Month || (now.Month == birthDate.Month && now.Day < birthDate.Day))
age--;
return age;
}
public int CalculateAgeCorrect2(DateTime birthDate, DateTime now)
{
int age = now.Year - birthDate.Year;
// For leap years we need this
if (birthDate > now.AddYears(-age))
age--;
// Don't use:
// if (birthDate.AddYears(age) > now)
// age--;
return age;
}