Clock Class

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.Forms.dll

Source:: Clock.vb

Source:: Clock.vb

Source:: Clock.vb

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Provides properties for accessing the current local time and Universal Coordinated Time (equivalent to Greenwich Mean Time) from the system clock.

public ref class Clock

public class Clock

type Clock = class

Public Class Clock

Inheritance: Object
Clock

Examples

This example uses the My.Computer.Clock.LocalTime property to display the local time of the computer on which the code runs.

MsgBox("Current local time: " & My.Computer.Clock.LocalTime)

Remarks

The My.Computer.Clock object provides properties to find the current local time for the computer and the UTC time. It also exposes the millisecond count from the computer's system timer.

Constructors

Clock()

Initializes a new instance of the Clock class.

Properties

GmtTime	Gets a `Date` object that contains the current local date and time on the computer, expressed as a UTC (GMT) time.
LocalTime	Gets a `Date` object that contains the current local date and time on this computer.
TickCount	Gets the millisecond count from the computer's system timer.

Methods

Equals(Object)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object)
GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object)
GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object)
MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object)
ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object)

Applies to

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