TimeSpan.Ticks Property (System)

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TimeSpan.Ticks Property

Gets the number of ticks that represent the value of the current TimeSpan structure.

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

Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration)

Public ReadOnly Property Ticks As Long

Visual Basic (Usage)

Dim instance As TimeSpan
Dim value As Long

value = instance.Ticks

public long Ticks { get; }

C++

public:
property long long Ticks {
	long long get ();
}

/** @property */
public long get_Ticks ()

JScript

public function get Ticks () : long

Property Value

The number of ticks contained in this instance.

Remarks

The smallest unit of time is the tick, which is equal to 100 nanoseconds. A tick can be negative or positive.

Example

The following code example creates several TimeSpan objects and displays the Ticks property of each.

Visual Basic

' Example of the TimeSpan class properties.
Imports System
Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic

Module TimeSpanPropertiesDemo

    Const headerFmt As String = vbCrLf & "{0,-45}"
    Const dataFmt As String = "{0,-12}{1,8}       {2,-18}{3,21}"
    
    ' Display the properties of the TimeSpan parameter.
    Sub ShowTimeSpanProperties( interval as TimeSpan )

        Console.WriteLine( "{0,21}", interval )
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, _
            "Days", interval.Days, "TotalDays", interval.TotalDays )
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, "Hours", interval.Hours, _
            "TotalHours", interval.TotalHours )
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, "Minutes", interval.Minutes, _
            "TotalMinutes", interval.TotalMinutes )
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, "Seconds", interval.Seconds, _
            "TotalSeconds", interval.TotalSeconds )
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, _
            "Milliseconds", interval.Milliseconds, _
            "TotalMilliseconds", interval.TotalMilliseconds )
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, _
            Nothing, Nothing, "Ticks", interval.Ticks )
    End Sub 

    Sub Main( )
        Console.WriteLine( _
            "This example of the TimeSpan class properties " & _
            "generates the " & vbCrLf & "following output. It " & _
            "creates several TimeSpan objects and " & vbCrLf & _
            "displays the values of the TimeSpan properties for " & _
            "each."  )

        ' Create and display a TimeSpan value of 1 tick.
        Console.Write( headerFmt, "TimeSpan( 1 )" )
        ShowTimeSpanProperties( new TimeSpan( 1 ) )

        ' Create a TimeSpan value with a large number of ticks.
        Console.Write( headerFmt, "TimeSpan( 111222333444555 )" )
        ShowTimeSpanProperties( new TimeSpan( 111222333444555 ) )

        ' This TimeSpan has all fields specified.
        Console.Write( headerFmt, "TimeSpan( 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 )" )
        ShowTimeSpanProperties( new TimeSpan( 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 ) )

        ' This TimeSpan has all fields overflowing.
        Console.Write( headerFmt, _
            "TimeSpan( 1111, 2222, 3333, 4444, 5555 )" )
        ShowTimeSpanProperties( _
            new TimeSpan( 1111, 2222, 3333, 4444, 5555 ) )

        ' This TimeSpan is based on a number of days.
        Console.Write( headerFmt, "FromDays( 20.84745602 )" )
        ShowTimeSpanProperties( TimeSpan.FromDays( 20.84745602 ) )
    End Sub 
End Module 

' This example of the TimeSpan class properties generates the
' following output. It creates several TimeSpan objects and
' displays the values of the TimeSpan properties for each.
' 
' TimeSpan( 1 )                                     00:00:00.0000001
' Days               0       TotalDays          1.15740740740741E-12
' Hours              0       TotalHours         2.77777777777778E-11
' Minutes            0       TotalMinutes       1.66666666666667E-09
' Seconds            0       TotalSeconds                      1E-07
' Milliseconds       0       TotalMilliseconds                0.0001
'                            Ticks                                 1
' 
' TimeSpan( 111222333444555 )                   128.17:30:33.3444555
' Days             128       TotalDays              128.729552597865
' Hours             17       TotalHours             3089.50926234875
' Minutes           30       TotalMinutes           185370.555740925
' Seconds           33       TotalSeconds           11122233.3444555
' Milliseconds     344       TotalMilliseconds      11122233344.4555
'                            Ticks                   111222333444555
' 
' TimeSpan( 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 )                 10.20:30:40.0500000
' Days              10       TotalDays              10.8546302083333
' Hours             20       TotalHours                   260.511125
' Minutes           30       TotalMinutes                 15630.6675
' Seconds           40       TotalSeconds                  937840.05
' Milliseconds      50       TotalMilliseconds             937840050
'                            Ticks                     9378400500000
' 
' TimeSpan( 1111, 2222, 3333, 4444, 5555 )     1205.22:47:09.5550000
' Days            1205       TotalDays              1205.94941614583
' Hours             22       TotalHours                28942.7859875
' Minutes           47       TotalMinutes              1736567.15925
' Seconds            9       TotalSeconds              104194029.555
' Milliseconds     555       TotalMilliseconds          104194029555
'                            Ticks                  1041940295550000
' 
' FromDays( 20.84745602 )                        20.20:20:20.2000000
' Days              20       TotalDays              20.8474560185185
' Hours             20       TotalHours             500.338944444444
' Minutes           20       TotalMinutes           30020.3366666667
' Seconds           20       TotalSeconds                  1801220.2
' Milliseconds     200       TotalMilliseconds            1801220200
'                            Ticks                    18012202000000

// Example of the TimeSpan class properties.
using System;

class TimeSpanPropertiesDemo
{
    const string headerFmt = "\n{0,-45}";
    const string dataFmt = "{0,-12}{1,8}       {2,-18}{3,21}" ;

    // Display the properties of the TimeSpan parameter.
    static void ShowTimeSpanProperties( TimeSpan interval )
    {
        Console.WriteLine( "{0,21}", interval );
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, "Days", interval.Days, 
            "TotalDays", interval.TotalDays );
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, "Hours", interval.Hours, 
            "TotalHours", interval.TotalHours );
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, "Minutes", interval.Minutes, 
            "TotalMinutes", interval.TotalMinutes );
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, "Seconds", interval.Seconds, 
            "TotalSeconds", interval.TotalSeconds );
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, "Milliseconds", 
            interval.Milliseconds, "TotalMilliseconds", 
            interval.TotalMilliseconds );
        Console.WriteLine( dataFmt, null, null, 
            "Ticks", interval.Ticks );
    } 

    static void Main( )
    {
        Console.WriteLine(
            "This example of the TimeSpan class properties " +
            "generates the \nfollowing output. It " +
            "creates several TimeSpan objects and \ndisplays " +
            "the values of the TimeSpan properties for each." );

        // Create and display a TimeSpan value of 1 tick.
        Console.Write( headerFmt, "TimeSpan( 1 )" );
        ShowTimeSpanProperties( new TimeSpan( 1 ) );

        // Create a TimeSpan value with a large number of ticks.
        Console.Write( headerFmt, "TimeSpan( 111222333444555 )" );
        ShowTimeSpanProperties( new TimeSpan( 111222333444555 ) );

        // This TimeSpan has all fields specified.
        Console.Write( headerFmt, "TimeSpan( 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 )" );
        ShowTimeSpanProperties( new TimeSpan( 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 ) );

        // This TimeSpan has all fields overflowing.
        Console.Write( headerFmt, 
            "TimeSpan( 1111, 2222, 3333, 4444, 5555 )" );
        ShowTimeSpanProperties(
            new TimeSpan( 1111, 2222, 3333, 4444, 5555 ) );

        // This TimeSpan is based on a number of days.
        Console.Write( headerFmt, "FromDays( 20.84745602 )" );
        ShowTimeSpanProperties( TimeSpan.FromDays( 20.84745602 ) );
    } 
} 

/*
This example of the TimeSpan class properties generates the
following output. It creates several TimeSpan objects and
displays the values of the TimeSpan properties for each.

TimeSpan( 1 )                                     00:00:00.0000001
Days               0       TotalDays          1.15740740740741E-12
Hours              0       TotalHours         2.77777777777778E-11
Minutes            0       TotalMinutes       1.66666666666667E-09
Seconds            0       TotalSeconds                      1E-07
Milliseconds       0       TotalMilliseconds                0.0001
                           Ticks                                 1

TimeSpan( 111222333444555 )                   128.17:30:33.3444555
Days             128       TotalDays              128.729552597865
Hours             17       TotalHours             3089.50926234875
Minutes           30       TotalMinutes           185370.555740925
Seconds           33       TotalSeconds           11122233.3444555
Milliseconds     344       TotalMilliseconds      11122233344.4555
                           Ticks                   111222333444555

TimeSpan( 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 )                 10.20:30:40.0500000
Days              10       TotalDays              10.8546302083333
Hours             20       TotalHours                   260.511125
Minutes           30       TotalMinutes                 15630.6675
Seconds           40       TotalSeconds                  937840.05
Milliseconds      50       TotalMilliseconds             937840050
                           Ticks                     9378400500000

TimeSpan( 1111, 2222, 3333, 4444, 5555 )     1205.22:47:09.5550000
Days            1205       TotalDays              1205.94941614583
Hours             22       TotalHours                28942.7859875
Minutes           47       TotalMinutes              1736567.15925
Seconds            9       TotalSeconds              104194029.555
Milliseconds     555       TotalMilliseconds          104194029555
                           Ticks                  1041940295550000

FromDays( 20.84745602 )                        20.20:20:20.2000000
Days              20       TotalDays              20.8474560185185
Hours             20       TotalHours             500.338944444444
Minutes           20       TotalMinutes           30020.3366666667
Seconds           20       TotalSeconds                  1801220.2
Milliseconds     200       TotalMilliseconds            1801220200
                           Ticks                    18012202000000
*/

C++

// Example of the TimeSpan class properties.
using namespace System;

// Display the properties of the TimeSpan parameter.
static void ShowTimeSpanProperties( TimeSpan interval )
{
   Object^ null = nullptr;
   String^ dataFmt = "{0,-12}{1,8}       {2,-18}{3,21}";
   Console::WriteLine( "{0,21}", interval );
   Console::WriteLine( dataFmt, "Days", interval.Days, "TotalDays", interval.TotalDays );
   Console::WriteLine( dataFmt, "Hours", interval.Hours, "TotalHours", interval.TotalHours );
   Console::WriteLine( dataFmt, "Minutes", interval.Minutes, "TotalMinutes", interval.TotalMinutes );
   Console::WriteLine( dataFmt, "Seconds", interval.Seconds, "TotalSeconds", interval.TotalSeconds );
   Console::WriteLine( dataFmt, "Milliseconds", interval.Milliseconds, "TotalMilliseconds", interval.TotalMilliseconds );
   Console::WriteLine( dataFmt, null, null, "Ticks", interval.Ticks );
}

int main()
{
   String^ headerFmt = "\n{0,-45}";
   Console::WriteLine( "This example of the TimeSpan class properties "
   "generates the \nfollowing output. It "
   "creates several TimeSpan objects and \ndisplays "
   "the values of the TimeSpan properties for each." );
   
   // Create and display a TimeSpan value of 1 tick.
   Console::Write( headerFmt, "TimeSpan( 1 )" );
   ShowTimeSpanProperties( TimeSpan(1) );
   
   // Create a TimeSpan value with a large number of ticks.
   Console::Write( headerFmt, "TimeSpan( 111222333444555 )" );
   ShowTimeSpanProperties( TimeSpan(111222333444555) );
   
   // This TimeSpan has all fields specified.
   Console::Write( headerFmt, "TimeSpan( 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 )" );
   ShowTimeSpanProperties( TimeSpan(10,20,30,40,50) );
   
   // This TimeSpan has all fields overflowing.
   Console::Write( headerFmt, "TimeSpan( 1111, 2222, 3333, 4444, 5555 )" );
   ShowTimeSpanProperties( TimeSpan(1111,2222,3333,4444,5555) );
   
   // This TimeSpan is based on a number of days.
   Console::Write( headerFmt, "FromDays( 20.84745602 )" );
   ShowTimeSpanProperties( TimeSpan::FromDays( 20.84745602 ) );
}

/*
This example of the TimeSpan class properties generates the
following output. It creates several TimeSpan objects and
displays the values of the TimeSpan properties for each.

TimeSpan( 1 )                                     00:00:00.0000001
Days               0       TotalDays          1.15740740740741E-12
Hours              0       TotalHours         2.77777777777778E-11
Minutes            0       TotalMinutes       1.66666666666667E-09
Seconds            0       TotalSeconds                      1E-07
Milliseconds       0       TotalMilliseconds                0.0001
                           Ticks                                 1

TimeSpan( 111222333444555 )                   128.17:30:33.3444555
Days             128       TotalDays              128.729552597865
Hours             17       TotalHours             3089.50926234875
Minutes           30       TotalMinutes           185370.555740925
Seconds           33       TotalSeconds           11122233.3444555
Milliseconds     344       TotalMilliseconds      11122233344.4555
                           Ticks                   111222333444555

TimeSpan( 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 )                 10.20:30:40.0500000
Days              10       TotalDays              10.8546302083333
Hours             20       TotalHours                   260.511125
Minutes           30       TotalMinutes                 15630.6675
Seconds           40       TotalSeconds                  937840.05
Milliseconds      50       TotalMilliseconds             937840050
                           Ticks                     9378400500000

TimeSpan( 1111, 2222, 3333, 4444, 5555 )     1205.22:47:09.5550000
Days            1205       TotalDays              1205.94941614583
Hours             22       TotalHours                28942.7859875
Minutes           47       TotalMinutes              1736567.15925
Seconds            9       TotalSeconds              104194029.555
Milliseconds     555       TotalMilliseconds          104194029555
                           Ticks                  1041940295550000

FromDays( 20.84745602 )                        20.20:20:20.2000000
Days              20       TotalDays              20.8474560185185
Hours             20       TotalHours             500.338944444444
Minutes           20       TotalMinutes           30020.3366666667
Seconds           20       TotalSeconds                  1801220.2
Milliseconds     200       TotalMilliseconds            1801220200
                           Ticks                    18012202000000
*/

// Example of the TimeSpan class properties.
import System.*;

class TimeSpanPropertiesDemo
{
    private static String headerFmt = "\n{0,-45}";
    private static String dataFmt = "{0,-12}{1,8}       {2,-18}{3,21}";

    // Display the properties of the TimeSpan parameter.
    static void ShowTimeSpanProperties(TimeSpan interval)
    {
        Console.WriteLine("{0,21}", interval);
        Console.WriteLine(dataFmt, new Object[] { "Days",
            String.valueOf(interval.get_Days()), "TotalDays",
            String.valueOf(interval.get_TotalDays()) });
        Console.WriteLine(dataFmt, new Object[] { "Hours", 
            String.valueOf(interval.get_Hours()), "TotalHours",
            String.valueOf(interval.get_TotalHours()) });
        Console.WriteLine(dataFmt, new Object[] { "Minutes",
            String.valueOf(interval.get_Minutes()), "TotalMinutes",
            String.valueOf(interval.get_TotalMinutes()) });
        Console.WriteLine(dataFmt, new Object[] { "Seconds",
            String.valueOf(interval.get_Seconds()), "TotalSeconds",
            (System.Double)interval.get_TotalSeconds() });
        Console.WriteLine(dataFmt, new Object[] { "Milliseconds", 
            String.valueOf(interval.get_Milliseconds()), "TotalMilliseconds",
            (System.Double)interval.get_TotalMilliseconds() });
        Console.WriteLine(dataFmt, new Object[] { null, null, "Ticks", 
            String.valueOf(interval.get_Ticks()) });
    } //ShowTimeSpanProperties

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(("This example of the TimeSpan class properties " 
            + "generates the \nfollowing output. It "
            + "creates several TimeSpan objects and \ndisplays " 
            + "the values of the TimeSpan properties for each."));

        // Create and display a TimeSpan value of 1 tick.
        Console.Write(headerFmt, "TimeSpan( 1 )");
        ShowTimeSpanProperties(new TimeSpan(1));

        // Create a TimeSpan value with a large number of ticks.
        Console.Write(headerFmt, "TimeSpan( 111222333444555 )");
        ShowTimeSpanProperties(new TimeSpan(111222333444555L));

        // This TimeSpan has all fields specified.
        Console.Write(headerFmt, "TimeSpan( 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 )");
        ShowTimeSpanProperties(new TimeSpan(10, 20, 30, 40, 50));

        // This TimeSpan has all fields overflowing.
        Console.Write(headerFmt, "TimeSpan( 1111, 2222, 3333, 4444, 5555 )");
        ShowTimeSpanProperties(new TimeSpan(1111, 2222, 3333, 4444, 5555));

        // This TimeSpan is based on a number of days.
        Console.Write(headerFmt, "FromDays( 20.84745602 )");
        ShowTimeSpanProperties(TimeSpan.FromDays(20.84745602));
    } //main
} //TimeSpanPropertiesDemo

/*
This example of the TimeSpan class properties generates the
following output. It creates several TimeSpan objects and
displays the values of the TimeSpan properties for each.

TimeSpan( 1 )                                     00:00:00.0000001
Days               0       TotalDays         1.1574074074074074E-12
Hours              0       TotalHours        2.7777777777777777E-11
Minutes            0       TotalMinutes      1.6666666666666667E-9
Seconds            0       TotalSeconds                      1E-07
Milliseconds       0       TotalMilliseconds                0.0001
                           Ticks                                 1

TimeSpan( 111222333444555 )                   128.17:30:33.3444555
Days             128       TotalDays             128.7295525978646
Hours             17       TotalHours             3089.50926234875
Minutes           30       TotalMinutes           185370.555740925
Seconds           33       TotalSeconds           11122233.3444555
Milliseconds     344       TotalMilliseconds      11122233344.4555
                           Ticks                   111222333444555

TimeSpan( 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 )                 10.20:30:40.0500000
Days              10       TotalDays            10.854630208333333
Hours             20       TotalHours                   260.511125
Minutes           30       TotalMinutes                 15630.6675
Seconds           40       TotalSeconds                  937840.05
Milliseconds      50       TotalMilliseconds             937840050
                           Ticks                     9378400500000

TimeSpan( 1111, 2222, 3333, 4444, 5555 )     1205.22:47:09.5550000
Days            1205       TotalDays            1205.9494161458333
Hours             22       TotalHours                28942.7859875
Minutes           47       TotalMinutes              1736567.15925
Seconds            9       TotalSeconds              104194029.555
Milliseconds     555       TotalMilliseconds          104194029555
                           Ticks                  1041940295550000

FromDays( 20.84745602 )                        20.20:20:20.2000000
Days              20       TotalDays            20.847456018518518
Hours             20       TotalHours           500.33894444444445
Minutes           20       TotalMinutes         30020.336666666666
Seconds           20       TotalSeconds                  1801220.2
Milliseconds     200       TotalMilliseconds            1801220200
                           Ticks                    18012202000000
*/

Platforms

Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows CE, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

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

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Compact Framework

Supported in: 2.0, 1.0

Reference

TimeSpan Structure
TimeSpan Members
System Namespace
Int64 Structure
TimeSpan.Milliseconds Property
TimeSpan.Seconds Property
TimeSpan.Minutes Property
TimeSpan.Hours Property
TimeSpan.Days Property