DbFunctions.GetTotalOffsetMinutes(Nullable<DateTimeOffset>) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System.Data.Entity

Assembly:: EntityFramework.dll

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When used as part of a LINQ to Entities query, this method invokes the canonical GetTotalOffsetMinutes EDM function to return the number of minutes that the given date/time is offset from UTC. This is generally between +780 and -780 (+ or - 13 hrs).

[System.Data.Entity.DbFunction("Edm", "GetTotalOffsetMinutes")]
[System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Usage", "CA1801:ReviewUnusedParameters", MessageId="dateTimeOffsetArgument")]
public static Nullable<int> GetTotalOffsetMinutes (Nullable<DateTimeOffset> dateTimeOffsetArgument);

static member GetTotalOffsetMinutes : Nullable<DateTimeOffset> -> Nullable<int>

Public Shared Function GetTotalOffsetMinutes (dateTimeOffsetArgument As Nullable(Of DateTimeOffset)) As Nullable(Of Integer)

Parameters

dateTimeOffsetArgument: Nullable<DateTimeOffset>

The date/time value to use.

Returns

Nullable<Int32>

The offset of the input from UTC.

Attributes: DbFunctionAttribute SuppressMessageAttribute

Remarks

You cannot call this function directly. This function can only appear within a LINQ to Entities query. This function is translated to a corresponding function in the database.

Applies to