[edit] C# DateTime Ticks Property
The DateTime Ticks property simply returns a long that represents the amount of ticks (100-nanosecond interval) that have passed since january 1, 0001 12:00:00.
[edit] Syntax
int second = variable.Second;
[edit] Example
using System;
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
DateTime variable = DateTime.Now;
long ticks = variable.Ticks;
Console.WriteLine(ticks);
Console.Read();
}
}
Output:
633117518171562500
[edit] Convery Ticks Back to DateTime
Now that we have converted a DateTime object to a Ticks now we have to learn how to convert is back to a DateTime value.
using System;
class Program
{
static void Main()
{
long ticks = 633117518171562500;
DateTime date = new DateTime(ticks);
Console.WriteLine(date.ToString());
Console.Read();
}
}
Output:
4/9/2007 9:43:37 PM
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