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diff

include datetime.e 
namespace datetime 
public function diff(datetime dt1, datetime dt2) 

computes the difference, in seconds, between two dates.

Parameters:

1. dt1 : the end datetime
2. dt2 : the start datetime

Returns:

An atom, the number of seconds elapsed from dt2 to dt1.

Comments:

dt2 is subtracted from dt1, therefore, you can come up with a negative value.

Example 1:

d1 = now() 
sleep(15)  -- sleep for 15 seconds 
d2 = now() 
 
i = diff(d1, d2) -- i is 15 

See Also:

add, subtract