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DaylightTime::Delta Property

Gets the TimeSpan that represents the difference between the standard time and the daylight saving time.

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

public:
property TimeSpan Delta {
	TimeSpan get ();
}

Property Value

Type: System::TimeSpan
The TimeSpan that represents the difference between the standard time and the daylight saving time.

At the start of daylight saving time, the clock time is advanced by the length of time specified in this property. At the end of daylight saving time, the clock time is set back by the length of time specified in this property.

If this value is negative, the clock time is set back at the start of daylight saving time and advanced at the end.

For example, in the United States, this property represents a TimeSpan of one hour.

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4, 3.5, 3.0, 2.0, 1.1, 1.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

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.
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