Clock Class

.NET Framework (current version)

Provides properties for accessing the current local time and Universal Coordinated Time (equivalent to Greenwich Mean Time) from the system clock.

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualBasic (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Inheritance Hierarchy

System::Object
Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices::Clock

Syntax

C++

[HostProtectionAttribute(SecurityAction::LinkDemand, Resources = HostProtectionResource::ExternalProcessMgmt)]
public ref class Clock

Constructors

	Name	Description
	Clock()	Initializes a new instance of the Clock class.

Properties

	Name	Description
	GmtTime	Gets a Date object that contains the current local date and time on the computer, expressed as a UTC (GMT) time.
	LocalTime	Gets a Date object that contains the current local date and time on this computer.
	TickCount	Gets the millisecond count from the computer's system timer.

Methods

	Name	Description
	Equals(Object^)	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.(Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize()	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.(Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode()	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType()	Gets the Type of the current instance.(Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone()	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.(Inherited from Object.)
	ToString()	Returns a string that represents the current object.(Inherited from Object.)

Remarks

The My.Computer.Clock object provides properties to find the current local time for the computer and the UTC time. It also exposes the millisecond count from the computer's system timer.

Examples

This example uses the My.Computer.Clock.LocalTime property to display the local time of the computer on which the code runs.

MsgBox("Current local time: " & My.Computer.Clock.LocalTime)

Version Information

.NET Framework
Available since 2.0

Thread Safety

Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.