Calculate someone's age in C#

Introduction

This article explains how to calculate someone's age in C#.

 

 

C# Code-

DateTime bDay = new DateTime(2000, 2, 29);
DateTime now = new DateTime(2009, 2, 28);
MessageBox.Show(string.Format("Test {0} {1} {2}",
   CalculateAge(bDay, now)));  // outputs 8

public int CalculateAge(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; 

}