DateTime.ToBinary Method

Definition

Namespace:

System

Assembly:

System.Runtime.dll

Source:

DateTime.cs

Serializes the current DateTime object to a 64-bit binary value that subsequently can be used to recreate the DateTime object.

public:
 long ToBinary();

public long ToBinary ();

member this.ToBinary : unit -> int64

Public Function ToBinary () As Long

Returns

Int64

A 64-bit signed integer that encodes the Kind and Ticks properties.

Remarks

For more information about this API, see Supplemental API remarks for DateTime.ToBinary.

See also

• FromBinary(Int64)