public int differenceInYears(MyDate comparedDate)
    {
		int retVal = 0;

		int zile_an_curent = (this.month - 1) * 30 + this.day;
		int zile_an_comparat = (compared.month - 1) * 30 + compared.day;
		int suma_zile = (( 365 - zile_an_curent) + zile_an_comparat );

		if  ( suma_zile >= 365 )
		{

						retVal = (suma_zile / 365) * math.abs(this.year - compared.year);

		}

		return retVal;
    }