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DateTimeKind Enumeration

.NET Framework (current version)
 

Specifies whether a DateTime object represents a local time, a Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), or is not specified as either local time or UTC.

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

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[SerializableAttribute]
[ComVisibleAttribute(true)]
public enum class DateTimeKind

Member nameDescription
Local

The time represented is local time.

Unspecified

The time represented is not specified as either local time or Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Utc

The time represented is UTC.

A member of the DateTimeKind enumeration is returned by the DateTime::Kind property.

The members of the DateTimeKind enumeration are used in conversion operations between local time and Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), but not in comparison or arithmetic operations. For more information about time conversions, see Converting Times Between Time Zones.

Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 2.0
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
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