DateTime.UtcNow Property
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
The resolution of this property depends on the system timer.
| System | Approximate Resolution |
|---|---|
| Windows NT 3.5 and later | 10 milliseconds |
| Windows 98 | 55 milliseconds |
Starting with the .NET Framework version 2.0, the return value is a DateTime whose Kind property returns Utc.
Windows Mobile for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile for Smartphone, Windows CE Platform Note: In Windows CE, time is specific only to the second. You can get a more precise time span measurement, for example, in milliseconds, by using the TickCount property.
The following code example uses the SpecifyKind method to demonstrate how the Kind property influences the ToLocalTime and ToUniversalTime conversion methods.
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.