6 out of 8 rated this helpful - Rate this topic

DateTime::Now Property

.NET Framework 4.5

Gets a DateTime object that is set to the current date and time on this computer, expressed as the local time.

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

public:
static property DateTime Now {
	DateTime get ();
}

Property Value

Type: System::DateTime
An object whose value is the current local date and time.

Remarks

The resolution of this property depends on the system timer.

System	Approximate Resolution
Windows NT 3.5 and later	10 milliseconds
Windows 98	55 milliseconds

The Now property is frequently used to measure performance. However, because of its low resolution, it is not suitable for use as a benchmarking tool. A better alternative is to use the Stopwatch class.

Starting with the .NET Framework version 2.0, the return value is a DateTime whose Kind property returns DateTimeKind::Local.

Note
You can also use the DateTimeOffset::Now property to retrieve the current local date and time. It allows a local time to be expressed unambiguously as a single point in time, which in turn makes that time value portable across computers.

Examples

The following example uses the SpecifyKind method to demonstrate how the Kind property influences the ToLocalTime and ToUniversalTime conversion methods.

C++

No code example is currently available or this language may not be supported.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Portable Class Library

Supported in: Portable Class Library

.NET for Windows Store apps

Supported in: Windows 8

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

DateTime Structure

System Namespace

Now

Did you find this helpful? Yes No

Not accurate

Not enough depth

Need more code examples

(1500 characters remaining)