How to subtract a month from Date object?

Question

How do I subtract a month from a date object in VB.NET?

I have tried:

Today.AddMonths(-1)

However, given that Today is 01-Jan-2010, the

Answer 1

You actually have to transport Today into a variable and let that assignment work there. The following code will produce the result you expect (I just verified it because your post made me think twice).

Dim dt As DateTime = Date.Today
dt = dt.AddMonths(-2)

Dim x As String = dt.ToString()