/* Example9_4.cs illustrates the use of DateTime properties and methods */ using System; class Example9_4 { public static void Main() { // use the Now and UtcNow properties to get the currrent // date and time Console.WriteLine("DateTime.Now = " + DateTime.Now); Console.WriteLine("DateTime.UtcNow = " + DateTime.UtcNow); DateTime myDateTime = DateTime.Now; Console.WriteLine("myDateTime = " + myDateTime); DateTime myDateTime2 = DateTime.UtcNow; Console.WriteLine("myDateTime = " + myDateTime); // display the Date, Day, DayOfWeek, DayOfYear, Ticks, and // TimeOfDayProperties of myDateTime Console.WriteLine("myDateTime.Date = " + myDateTime.Date); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime.Day = " + myDateTime.Day); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime.DayOfWeek = " + myDateTime.DayOfWeek); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime.DayOfYear = " + myDateTime.DayOfYear); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime.Ticks = " + myDateTime.Ticks); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime.TimeOfDay = " + myDateTime.TimeOfDay); // use the Compare() method to compare DateTime instances DateTime myDateTime3 = new DateTime(2004, 1, 13); DateTime myDateTime4 = new DateTime(2004, 1, 14); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime3 = " + myDateTime3); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime4 = " + myDateTime4); int intResult = DateTime.Compare(myDateTime3, myDateTime4); Console.WriteLine("DateTime.Compare(myDateTime3, myDateTime4) = " + DateTime.Compare(myDateTime, myDateTime2)); // use the overloaded less than operator (<) to compare two // DateTime instances bool boolResult = myDateTime3 < myDateTime4; Console.WriteLine("myDateTime3 < myDateTime4 is " + boolResult); // use the Equals() method to compare DateTime instances boolResult = DateTime.Equals(myDateTime3, myDateTime4); Console.WriteLine("DateTime.Equals(myDateTime3, myDateTime4) = " + boolResult); boolResult = myDateTime3.Equals(myDateTime4); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime3.Equals(myDateTime4) is " + boolResult); // use the DaysInMonth() method to retrieve the number of days // in a particular month and year int days = DateTime.DaysInMonth(2004, 1); Console.WriteLine("DateTime.DaysInMonth(2004, 1) = " + days); // use the IsLeapYear() method to determine if a particular // year is a leap year boolResult = DateTime.IsLeapYear(2004); Console.WriteLine("DateTime.IsLeapYear(2004) = " + boolResult); // use the Parse() method to convert strings to DateTime instances DateTime myDateTime5 = DateTime.Parse("1/13/2004"); DateTime myDateTime6 = DateTime.Parse("1/13/2004 23:10:30"); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime5 = " + myDateTime5); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime6 = " + myDateTime6); // use the Add() method to add a TimeSpan to a DateTime TimeSpan myTimeSpan = new TimeSpan(1, 2, 4, 10); DateTime myDateTime7 = myDateTime6.Add(myTimeSpan); Console.WriteLine("myTimeSpan = " + myTimeSpan); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime6.Add(myTimeSpan) = " + myDateTime7); // use the Subtract() method to subtract a TimeSpan from a DateTime myDateTime7 = myDateTime6.Subtract(myTimeSpan); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime6.Subtract(myTimeSpan) = " + myDateTime7); // use the overloaded addition operator (+) to add a TimeSpan // to a DateTime DateTime myDateTime8 = myDateTime6 + myTimeSpan; Console.WriteLine("myDateTime6 + myTimeSpan = " + myDateTime8); // use the overloaded subtraction operator (-) to subtract // a TimeSpan from a DateTime myDateTime8 = myDateTime6 - myTimeSpan; Console.WriteLine("myDateTime6 - myTimeSpan = " + myDateTime8); // use the AddYears(), AddMonths(), AddDays(), AddMinutes(), and // AddSeconds() methods to add periods to a DateTime DateTime myDateTime9 = new DateTime(2004, 1, 1); Console.WriteLine("Initial myDateTime9 = " + myDateTime9); myDateTime9 = myDateTime9.AddYears(1); myDateTime9 = myDateTime9.AddMonths(5); myDateTime9 = myDateTime9.AddDays(3); myDateTime9 = myDateTime9.AddMinutes(30); myDateTime9 = myDateTime9.AddSeconds(15); Console.WriteLine("Final myDateTime9 = " + myDateTime9); // use the ToFileTime() method to convert a DateTime to // an operating system file timestamp DateTime myDateTime10 = new DateTime(2004, 1, 15, 23, 2, 5); long myFileTime = myDateTime10.ToFileTime(); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime10.ToFileTime() = " + myDateTime10.ToFileTime()); // use the FromFileTime() method to convert // an operating system file timestamp to a DateTime DateTime myDateTime11 = DateTime.FromFileTime(myFileTime); Console.WriteLine("DateTime.FromFileTime() = " + myDateTime11); // use the ToLongDateString() and ToShortDateString() methods // to convert the date parts of a DateTime to long and short // date strings Console.WriteLine("myDateTime11 = " + myDateTime11); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime11.ToLongDateString() = " + myDateTime11.ToLongDateString()); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime11.ToShortDateString() = " + myDateTime11.ToShortDateString()); // use the ToLongTimeString() and ToShortTimeString() methods // to convert the time parts of a DateTime to long and short // time strings Console.WriteLine("myDateTime11.ToLongTimeString() = " + myDateTime11.ToLongTimeString()); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime11.ToShortTimeString() = " + myDateTime11.ToShortTimeString()); // use the ToString() method to convert a DateTime // to a string DateTime myDateTime12 = new DateTime(2004, 1, 12, 22, 2, 10); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime12.ToString() = " + myDateTime12.ToString()); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime12.ToString(\"MMMM dd, yyyy\") = " + myDateTime12.ToString("MMMM dd, yyyy")); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime12.ToString(\"d\") = " + myDateTime12.ToString("d")); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime12.ToString(\"D\") = " + myDateTime12.ToString("D")); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime12.ToString(\"f\") = " + myDateTime12.ToString("f")); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime12.ToString(\"F\") = " + myDateTime12.ToString("F")); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime12.ToString(\"g\") = " + myDateTime12.ToString("g")); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime12.ToString(\"G\") = " + myDateTime12.ToString("G")); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime12.ToString(\"m\") = " + myDateTime12.ToString("m")); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime12.ToString(\"r\") = " + myDateTime12.ToString("r")); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime12.ToString(\"s\") = " + myDateTime12.ToString("s")); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime12.ToString(\"t\") = " + myDateTime12.ToString("t")); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime12.ToString(\"T\") = " + myDateTime12.ToString("T")); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime12.ToString(\"u\") = " + myDateTime12.ToString("u")); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime12.ToString(\"U\") = " + myDateTime12.ToString("U")); Console.WriteLine("myDateTime12.ToString(\"y\") = " + myDateTime12.ToString("y")); } }