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TimeSpan.Zero Field

.NET Framework 1.1

Represents the zero TimeSpan value. This field is read-only.

[Visual Basic]
Public Shared ReadOnly Zero As TimeSpan
[C#]
public static readonly TimeSpan Zero;
[C++]
public: static TimeSpan Zero;
[JScript]
public static var Zero : TimeSpan;

Remarks

This constant provides a convenient source for zero in time calculations.

Example

[Visual Basic, C#, C++] The following code example references and displays the value of the Zero field.

[Visual Basic] 
' Example of the TimeSpan fields.
Imports System
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic

Module TimeSpanFieldsDemo
    
    ' Pad the end of a TimeSpan string with spaces if it does not 
    ' contain milliseconds.
    Function Align( interval As TimeSpan ) As String

        Dim intervalStr As String = interval.ToString( )
        Dim pointIndex  As Integer = intervalStr.IndexOf( ":"c )

        pointIndex = intervalStr.IndexOf( "."c, pointIndex )
        If pointIndex < 0 Then intervalStr &= "        "
        Align = intervalStr
    End Function
    
    Sub Main( )

        Const numberFmt As String = "{0,-22}{1,18:N0}"
        Const timeFmt As String = "{0,-22}{1,26}"

        Console.WriteLine( _
            "This example of the fields of the TimeSpan class" & _
            vbCrLf & "generates the following output." & vbCrLf )
        Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "Field", "Value" )
        Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "-----", "-----" )

        ' Display the maximum, minimum, and zero TimeSpan values.
        Console.WriteLine( timeFmt, "Maximum TimeSpan", _
            Align( TimeSpan.MaxValue ) )
        Console.WriteLine( timeFmt, "Minimum TimeSpan", _
            Align( TimeSpan.MinValue ) )
        Console.WriteLine( timeFmt, "Zero TimeSpan", _
            Align( TimeSpan.Zero ) )
        Console.WriteLine( )

        ' Display the ticks-per-time-unit fields.
        Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "Ticks per day", _
            TimeSpan.TicksPerDay )
        Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "Ticks per hour", _
            TimeSpan.TicksPerHour )
        Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "Ticks per minute", _
            TimeSpan.TicksPerMinute )
        Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "Ticks per second", _
            TimeSpan.TicksPerSecond )
        Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "Ticks per millisecond", _
            TimeSpan.TicksPerMillisecond )
    End Sub 
End Module 

' This example of the fields of the TimeSpan class
' generates the following output.
' 
' Field                              Value
' -----                              -----
' Maximum TimeSpan       10675199.02:48:05.4775807
' Minimum TimeSpan      -10675199.02:48:05.4775808
' Zero TimeSpan                   00:00:00
' 
' Ticks per day            864,000,000,000
' Ticks per hour            36,000,000,000
' Ticks per minute             600,000,000
' Ticks per second              10,000,000
' Ticks per millisecond             10,000

[C#] 
// Example of the TimeSpan fields.
using System;

class TimeSpanFieldsDemo
{
    // Pad the end of a TimeSpan string with spaces if it does not 
    // contain milliseconds.
    static string Align( TimeSpan interval )
    {
        string  intervalStr = interval.ToString( );
        int     pointIndex = intervalStr.IndexOf( ':' );

        pointIndex = intervalStr.IndexOf( '.', pointIndex );
        if( pointIndex < 0 ) intervalStr += "        ";
        return intervalStr;
    } 

    static void Main( )
    {
        const string numberFmt = "{0,-22}{1,18:N0}" ;
        const string timeFmt = "{0,-22}{1,26}" ;

        Console.WriteLine( 
            "This example of the fields of the TimeSpan class" +
            "\ngenerates the following output.\n" );
        Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "Field", "Value" );
        Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "-----", "-----" );

        // Display the maximum, minimum, and zero TimeSpan values.
        Console.WriteLine( timeFmt, "Maximum TimeSpan", 
            Align( TimeSpan.MaxValue ) );
        Console.WriteLine( timeFmt, "Minimum TimeSpan", 
            Align( TimeSpan.MinValue ) );
        Console.WriteLine( timeFmt, "Zero TimeSpan", 
            Align( TimeSpan.Zero ) );
        Console.WriteLine( );

        // Display the ticks-per-time-unit fields.
        Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "Ticks per day", 
            TimeSpan.TicksPerDay );
        Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "Ticks per hour", 
            TimeSpan.TicksPerHour );
        Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "Ticks per minute", 
            TimeSpan.TicksPerMinute );
        Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "Ticks per second", 
            TimeSpan.TicksPerSecond );
        Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "Ticks per millisecond", 
            TimeSpan.TicksPerMillisecond );
    }
} 

/*
This example of the fields of the TimeSpan class
generates the following output.

Field                              Value
-----                              -----
Maximum TimeSpan       10675199.02:48:05.4775807
Minimum TimeSpan      -10675199.02:48:05.4775808
Zero TimeSpan                   00:00:00

Ticks per day            864,000,000,000
Ticks per hour            36,000,000,000
Ticks per minute             600,000,000
Ticks per second              10,000,000
Ticks per millisecond             10,000
*/

[C++] 
// Example of the TimeSpan fields.
#using <mscorlib.dll>
using namespace System;

// Pad the end of a TimeSpan string with spaces if it does not 
// contain milliseconds.
String* Align( TimeSpan interval )
{
    String*  intervalStr = interval.ToString( );
    int pointIndex = intervalStr->IndexOf( ':' );

    pointIndex = intervalStr->IndexOf( '.', pointIndex );
    if( pointIndex < 0 ) 
        intervalStr = String::Concat( intervalStr, S"        " );
    return intervalStr;
}

void main( )
{
    String* numberFmt = S"{0,-22}{1,18:N0}" ;
    String* timeFmt = S"{0,-22}{1,26}" ;

    Console::WriteLine( 
        S"This example of the fields of the TimeSpan class" 
        S"\ngenerates the following output.\n" );
    Console::WriteLine( numberFmt, S"Field", S"Value" );
    Console::WriteLine( numberFmt, S"-----", S"-----" );

    // Display the maximum, minimum, and zero TimeSpan values.
    Console::WriteLine( timeFmt, S"Maximum TimeSpan", 
        Align( TimeSpan::MaxValue ) );
    Console::WriteLine( timeFmt, S"Minimum TimeSpan", 
        Align( TimeSpan::MinValue ) );
    Console::WriteLine( timeFmt, S"Zero TimeSpan", 
        Align( TimeSpan::Zero ) );
    Console::WriteLine( );

    // Display the ticks-per-time-unit fields.
    Console::WriteLine( numberFmt, S"Ticks per day", 
        __box( TimeSpan::TicksPerDay ) );
    Console::WriteLine( numberFmt, S"Ticks per hour", 
        __box( TimeSpan::TicksPerHour ) );
    Console::WriteLine( numberFmt, S"Ticks per minute", 
        __box( TimeSpan::TicksPerMinute ) );
    Console::WriteLine( numberFmt, S"Ticks per second", 
        __box( TimeSpan::TicksPerSecond ) );
    Console::WriteLine( numberFmt, S"Ticks per millisecond", 
        __box( TimeSpan::TicksPerMillisecond ) );
}

/*
This example of the fields of the TimeSpan class
generates the following output.

Field                              Value
-----                              -----
Maximum TimeSpan       10675199.02:48:05.4775807
Minimum TimeSpan      -10675199.02:48:05.4775808
Zero TimeSpan                   00:00:00

Ticks per day            864,000,000,000
Ticks per hour            36,000,000,000
Ticks per minute             600,000,000
Ticks per second              10,000,000
Ticks per millisecond             10,000
*/

[JScript] No example is available for JScript. To view a Visual Basic, C#, or C++ example, click the Language Filter button in the upper-left corner of the page.

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2003 family, .NET Compact Framework, Common Language Infrastructure (CLI) Standard

TimeSpan.Zero Field

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