Converts a time-span into a relative time string. - CSharp System

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Description

Converts a time-span into a relative time string.

Demo Code


using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using System.Text;
using System.Net;
using System;//from   w  ww  . ja va 2 s .c om

public class Main{
        /// <summary>
        /// Converts a time-span into a relative time string.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="timeSpan"></param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        public static string ConvertToRelativeTime(TimeSpan timeSpan)
        {
            if (timeSpan.TotalMinutes < 1.0)
                return "less than a minute ago";
            if (timeSpan.TotalMinutes < 1.5)
                return string.Format("1 minute ago", Math.Round(timeSpan.TotalMinutes));
            if (timeSpan.TotalMinutes < 60.0)
                return string.Format("{0} minutes ago", Math.Round(timeSpan.TotalMinutes));
            if (timeSpan.TotalMinutes < 90.0)
                return string.Format("1 hour ago", Math.Round(timeSpan.TotalMinutes));
            if (timeSpan.TotalHours < 24.0)
                return string.Format("{0} hours ago", Math.Round(timeSpan.TotalHours));
            if (timeSpan.TotalHours < 36.0)
                return string.Format("1 day ago", Math.Round(timeSpan.TotalHours));
            return string.Format("{0} days ago", Math.Round(timeSpan.TotalDays));
        }
}

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