TimeSpan.MinValue Field
.NET Framework (current version)
Represents the minimum TimeSpan value. This field is read-only.
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
The value of this field is equivalent to Int64.MinValue ticks. The string representation of this value is negative 10675199.02:48:05.4775808, or slightly more than negative 10,675,199 days.
The following example references and displays the value of the MinValue field.
' Example of the TimeSpan fields. Imports System Imports Microsoft.VisualBasic Module TimeSpanFieldsDemo ' Pad the end of a TimeSpan string with spaces if it does not ' contain milliseconds. Function Align( interval As TimeSpan ) As String Dim intervalStr As String = interval.ToString( ) Dim pointIndex As Integer = intervalStr.IndexOf( ":"c ) pointIndex = intervalStr.IndexOf( "."c, pointIndex ) If pointIndex < 0 Then intervalStr &= " " Align = intervalStr End Function Sub Main( ) Const numberFmt As String = "{0,-22}{1,18:N0}" Const timeFmt As String = "{0,-22}{1,26}" Console.WriteLine( _ "This example of the fields of the TimeSpan class" & _ vbCrLf & "generates the following output." & vbCrLf ) Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "Field", "Value" ) Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "-----", "-----" ) ' Display the maximum, minimum, and zero TimeSpan values. Console.WriteLine( timeFmt, "Maximum TimeSpan", _ Align( TimeSpan.MaxValue ) ) Console.WriteLine( timeFmt, "Minimum TimeSpan", _ Align( TimeSpan.MinValue ) ) Console.WriteLine( timeFmt, "Zero TimeSpan", _ Align( TimeSpan.Zero ) ) Console.WriteLine( ) ' Display the ticks-per-time-unit fields. Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "Ticks per day", _ TimeSpan.TicksPerDay ) Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "Ticks per hour", _ TimeSpan.TicksPerHour ) Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "Ticks per minute", _ TimeSpan.TicksPerMinute ) Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "Ticks per second", _ TimeSpan.TicksPerSecond ) Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "Ticks per millisecond", _ TimeSpan.TicksPerMillisecond ) End Sub End Module ' This example of the fields of the TimeSpan class ' generates the following output. ' ' Field Value ' ----- ----- ' Maximum TimeSpan 10675199.02:48:05.4775807 ' Minimum TimeSpan -10675199.02:48:05.4775808 ' Zero TimeSpan 00:00:00 ' ' Ticks per day 864,000,000,000 ' Ticks per hour 36,000,000,000 ' Ticks per minute 600,000,000 ' Ticks per second 10,000,000 ' Ticks per millisecond 10,000
Universal Windows Platform
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
Available since 8
.NET Framework
Available since 1.1
Portable Class Library
Supported in: portable .NET platforms
Silverlight
Available since 2.0
Windows Phone Silverlight
Available since 7.0
Windows Phone
Available since 8.1
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