Handle negative time spans
.net, c#, datetime, timespan
Solution
Isn't there a `TimeSpan.Duration` method? I think this would handle what you are trying to do.
Returns a new TimeSpan object whose value is the absolute value of the current TimeSpan object.
Problem
In my output of a grid, I calculate a `TimeSpan` and take its `TotalHours`. e.g. ``` (Eval("WorkedHours") - Eval("BadgedHours")).TotalHours ``` The goal is to show the `TotalHours` as `39:44`, so I need to convert the value from `7.5` to `07:30`. This is no problem... unless it's negative! I can create a `TimeSpan` object from `Hours` with ``` TimeSpan.FromHours( (Eval("WorkedHours") - Eval("BadgedHours")).TotalHours) ``` If it's negative, I can't convert it to a `DateTime` to use the `.ToString("HH:mm")` method, and the `TimeSpan` object does not support the format string.