SPTimeZone.LocalTimeToUTC Method
Converts the specified DateTime value from local time to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
Namespace: Microsoft.SharePoint
Assembly: Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)
Available in Sandboxed Solutions: Yes
Available in SharePoint Online
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Function LocalTimeToUTC ( _
date As DateTime _
) As DateTime
'Usage
Dim instance As SPTimeZone
Dim date As DateTime
Dim returnValue As DateTime
returnValue = instance.LocalTimeToUTC(date)
public DateTime LocalTimeToUTC(
DateTime date
)
Parameters
date
Type: System.DateTimeA System.DateTime object that represents the local date and time value to convert.
Return Value
Type: System.DateTime
A System.DateTime object that contains the date converted to UTC.
Examples
The following code example converts a date and time value to UTC and displays the converted value.
Dim siteCollection As New SPSite("https://localhost")
Dim site As SPWeb = siteCollection.AllWebs("Site_Name")
Dim regSettings As SPRegionalSettings = site.RegionalSettings
Dim timeZone As SPTimeZone = regSettings.TimeZone
Dim dateTime As New System.DateTime(2004, 7, 15, 9, 5, 30, 0)
Console.WriteLine(timeZone.LocalTimeToUTC(dateTime).ToString())
using (SPSite oSiteCollection = new SPSite("https://localhost"))
{
using (SPWeb oWebsite = oSiteCollection.AllWebs["Website_Name"])
{
SPRegionalSettings oRegionalSettings = oWebsite.RegionalSettings;
SPTimeZone oTimeZone = oRegionalSettings.TimeZone;
System.DateTime dtDateNew = new System.DateTime(2007, 7, 15, 9, 5, 30, 0);
Console.WriteLine(oTimeZone.LocalTimeToUTC(dtDateNew).ToString());
}
}
Note
Certain objects implement the IDisposable interface, and you must avoid retaining these objects in memory after they are no longer needed. For information about good coding practices, see Disposing Objects.