DateTime Class

Represents an instant in time, expressed as a date and time of day. This class cannot be inherited.

Definition

public sealed class DateTime: Object, IComparable

Members Table

The following table lists the members exposed by the DateTime object. Click a tab on the left to choose the type of member you want to view.

Methods

Method	Description
Add	Adds the specified time to the value of this instance.
AddDays	Adds days to the value of this instance.
AddHours	Adds hours to the value of this instance.
AddMilliseconds	Adds milliseconds to the value of this instance.
AddMinutes	Adds minutes to the value of this instance.
AddMonths	Adds months to the value of this instance.
AddSeconds	Adds seconds to the value of this instance.
AddYears	Adds years to the value of this instance.
Compare	Compares two instances of DateTime and returns an indication of their relative values.
CompareTo	Compares this instance to a specified object and returns an indication of their relative values.
DateTime	Overloaded. Initializes a new instance of DateTime.
DaysInMonth	Returns the number of days in the specified month of the specified year.
Equals	Overloaded. Compares two objects to determine if they are equal.
GetHashCode	Overriden. Returns the hash code for this instance.
GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
IsLeapYear	Returns an indication whether the specified year is a leap year.
ReferenceEquals	Determines whether the specified Object instances are the same instance. (Inherited from Object)
Substract	Overloaded. Subtracts the specified time or duration from this instance.
ToLocalTime	Converts the current coordinated universal time (UTC) to local time.
ToLongDateString	Converts the value of this instance to its equivalent long date string representation.
ToLongTimeString	Converts the value of this instance to its equivalent long time string representation.
ToShortDateString	Converts the value of this instance to its equivalent short date string representation.
ToShortTimeString	Converts the value of this instance to its equivalent short time string representation.
ToString	Overriden. Converts the value of this instance to its equivalent string.
ToUniversalTime	Converts the current local time to coordinated universal time (UTC).

Properties

Property	Description
Date	Gets the date component of this instance.
Day	Gets the day of the month of this instance.
DayOfWeek	Gets the day of the week of this instance.
DayOfYear	Gets the day of the year of this instance.
Hour	Gets the hour component of this instance.
Millisecond	Gets the milliseconds component of this instance.
Minute	Gets the minute component of this instance.
Month	Gets the month component of this instance.
Now	Gets a DateTime that is the current local date and time on this computer.
Second	Gets the seconds component of the date represented by this instance.
TicksDouble	Gets the interval of time component of the date represented by this instance.
TimeOfDay	Gets the time of day for this instance.
Today	Gets the current date.
UtcNow	Gets a DateTime that is the current local date and time on this computer expressed as the coordinated universal time (UTC).
Year	Gets the year component of the date represented by this instance.

Operators

Operator	Description
operator !=	Determines whether two specified instances of DateTime are not equal.
operator +	Adds a specified time interval to a specified date and time, yielding a new date and time.
operator -	Overloaded. Subtracts a specified DateTime or value from a specified DateTime.
operator <	Determines whether one specified DateTime is less than another specified DateTime.
operator <=	Determines whether one specified DateTime is less than or equal to another specified DateTime.
operator ==	Determines whether two specified instances of DateTime are equal.
operator >	Determines whether one specified DateTime is greater than another specified DateTime.
operator >=	Determines whether one specified DateTime is greater than or equal to another specified DateTime.

Fields

Field	Description
MaxValue	Represents the largest possible value of DateTime.
MinValue	Represents the smallest possible value of DateTime.

Inheritance Hierarchy

Object

DateTime

Class Information

Namespace	System
Flash Library	corlib.scl
Flash Library Version	2.0.0.2466
Silverlight Library	System.Windows.Forms.dll