DateTime.FromFileTimeUtc Method
Converts the specified Windows file time to an equivalent UTC time.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Parameters
- fileTime
- Type: System.Int64
A Windows file time expressed in ticks.
Return Value
Type: System.DateTimeAn object that represents the UTC time equivalent of the date and time represented by the fileTime parameter.
| Exception | Condition |
|---|---|
| ArgumentOutOfRangeException | fileTime is less than 0 or represents a time greater than DateTime.MaxValue. |
A Windows file time is a 64-bit value that represents the number of 100-nanosecond intervals that have elapsed since 12:00 midnight, January 1, 1601 A.D. (C.E.) Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Windows uses a file time to record when an application creates, accesses, or writes to a file.
The fileTime parameter specifies a file time expressed in 100-nanosecond ticks.
Starting with the .NET Framework version 2.0, the return value is a DateTime whose Kind property is Utc.
Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows XP SP2 x64 Edition, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2
The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.