import toDate from "../toDate/index.js"; import differenceInCalendarYears from "../differenceInCalendarYears/index.js"; import compareAsc from "../compareAsc/index.js"; import requiredArgs from "../_lib/requiredArgs/index.js"; /** * @name differenceInYears * @category Year Helpers * @summary Get the number of full years between the given dates. * * @description * Get the number of full years between the given dates. * * @param {Date|Number} dateLeft - the later date * @param {Date|Number} dateRight - the earlier date * @returns {Number} the number of full years * @throws {TypeError} 2 arguments required * * @example * // How many full years are between 31 December 2013 and 11 February 2015? * const result = differenceInYears(new Date(2015, 1, 11), new Date(2013, 11, 31)) * //=> 1 */ export default function differenceInYears(dirtyDateLeft, dirtyDateRight) { requiredArgs(2, arguments); var dateLeft = toDate(dirtyDateLeft); var dateRight = toDate(dirtyDateRight); var sign = compareAsc(dateLeft, dateRight); var difference = Math.abs(differenceInCalendarYears(dateLeft, dateRight)); // Set both dates to a valid leap year for accurate comparison when dealing // with leap days dateLeft.setFullYear(1584); dateRight.setFullYear(1584); // Math.abs(diff in full years - diff in calendar years) === 1 if last calendar year is not full // If so, result must be decreased by 1 in absolute value var isLastYearNotFull = compareAsc(dateLeft, dateRight) === -sign; var result = sign * (difference - Number(isLastYearNotFull)); // Prevent negative zero return result === 0 ? 0 : result; }