Time Value Type
Overview
A Time value type specifies a length of time and can be used to perform mathematical functions upon timestamps.
For more information refer to the TimeSpan Structure topic in MSDN.
Definition
A Time value type is defined in the following manner:
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[ws][sign]d|[d.]hh:mm[:ss[.ff]][ws]| Item | Behaviour | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ws | Optional | White space. |
| sign | Optional | Minus sign indicating a negative Time value. |
| d | Optional | Days, ranging from 0 to 10675199. |
| hh | Required | Hours, ranging from 0 to 23. |
| mm | Required | Minutes, ranging from 0 to 59. |
| ss | Optional | Seconds, ranging from 0 to 59. |
| ff | optional | Fractional seconds, consisting of 1 to 7 decimal digits. |
Predefined values
The following is a list of predefined Time values:
| Default value | 0:00 |
| Minimum value | -10675199.02:48:05.4775808 |
| Maximum value | 10675199.02:48:05.4775807 |
Example values
The following is a list of some Time value conversions:
| Time value | Length of time |
|---|---|
| 0:30 | 30 seconds |
| 26:00 | 26 minutes |
| 12:00:00 | 12 hours |
| 12:26:30 | 12 hours, 26 minutes and 30 seconds. |
For more information refer to the TimeSpan.Parse Method topic in MSDN.