My.Computer.Clock Property

Gets an object that provides properties for accessing the current local time and Universal Coordinated Time (the equivalent to Greenwich Mean Time) from the system clock.

' Usage
Dim value As Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices.Clock = My.Computer.Clock
' Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property Clock As MyClock

Property Value

This property returns the My.Computer.Clock object for the computer.

Remarks

This property provides easy access to the My.Computer.Clock object. For more information, see My.Computer.Clock Object.

Example

The My.Computer.Audio.Play method plays the specified sound in the background when AudioPlayMode.Background is specified.

Sub PlayBackgroundSoundFile()
    My.Computer.Audio.Play("C:\Waterfall.wav", _
        AudioPlayMode.Background)
End Sub

This code can run only within a Windows Forms application.

The file name should reference a .wav sound file on your system.

To simplify the management of your sound files, consider storing the files as application resources. The files can then be accessed through the My.Resources Object.

Requirements

Namespace:Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices

Class:Computer, ServerComputer

Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Availability by Project Type

Project type

Available

Windows Application

Yes

Class Library

Yes

Console Application

Yes

Windows Control Library

Yes

Web Control Library

Yes

Windows Service

Yes

Web Site

Yes

Permissions

No permissions are required.

See Also

Reference

My.Computer Object

My.Computer.Clock Object