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TimeSpan.TotalSeconds Property

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Gets the value of the current TimeSpan structure expressed in whole and fractional seconds.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property TotalSeconds As Double

public double TotalSeconds { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.Double
The total number of seconds represented by this instance.

Remarks

This property converts the value of this instance from ticks to seconds. This number might include whole and fractional seconds.

Examples

The following example instantiates a TimeSpan object and displays the value of its TotalSeconds property. It also displays the value of its milliseconds component, which forms the fractional part of the value of its TotalSeconds property.

Module Example
   Public Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
      ' Define an interval of 1 day, 15+ hours.
      Dim interval As New TimeSpan(1, 15, 42, 45, 750)
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Value of TimeSpan: {0}", interval) & vbCrLf

      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("{0:N5} seconds, as follows:", interval.TotalSeconds) & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("   Seconds:      {0,8:N0}", interval.Days * 24 * 60 * 60 + _
                                                  interval.Hours * 60 * 60 + _
                                                  interval.Minutes * 60 + _
                                                  interval.Seconds) & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format("   Milliseconds: {0,8}", interval.Milliseconds) & vbCrLf
   End Sub
End Module
' The example displays the following output:
'       Value of TimeSpan: 1.15:42:45.7500000
'       142,965.75000 seconds, as follows:
'          Seconds:       142,965
'          Milliseconds:      750

using System;

public class Example
{
   public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
   {
      // Define an interval of 1 day, 15+ hours.
      TimeSpan interval = new TimeSpan(1, 15, 42, 45, 750);
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("Value of TimeSpan: {0}\n", interval);

      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("{0:N5} seconds, as follows:\n", interval.TotalSeconds);
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("   Seconds:      {0,8:N0}\n", interval.Days * 24 * 60 * 60 +
                                                  interval.Hours * 60 * 60 +
                                                  interval.Minutes * 60 +
                                                  interval.Seconds);
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format("   Milliseconds: {0,8}\n", interval.Milliseconds);
   }
}
// The example displays the following output:
//       Value of TimeSpan: 1.15:42:45.7500000
//       142,965.75000 seconds, as follows:
//          Seconds:       142,965
//          Milliseconds:      750

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.