DateTime.ToFileTimeUtc() Method in C#
Last Updated :
10 Feb, 2019
This method is used to convert the value of the current DateTime object to a Windows file time.
Syntax: public long ToFileTimeUtc ();
Return Value: This method returns the value of the current DateTime object expressed as a Windows file time.
Exception: This method will give ArgumentOutOfRangeException if the resulting file time would represent a date and time before 12:00 midnight January 1, 1601 C.E. UTC.
Below programs illustrate the use of DateTime.ToFileTimeUtc() Method:
Example 1:
using System;
using System.Globalization;
class GFG {
public static void Main()
{
try {
DateTime date = new DateTime(2011, 1,
1, 4, 0, 15);
long value = date.ToFileTimeUtc();
Console.WriteLine( "Windows file time(UTC) " +
"is {0}" , value);
}
catch (ArgumentOutOfRangeException e)
{
Console.Write( "Exception Thrown: " );
Console.Write( "{0}" , e.GetType(), e.Message);
}
}
}
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Output:
Windows file time(UTC) is 129383280150000000
Example 2: For ArgumentOutOfRangeException
using System;
using System.Globalization;
class GFG {
public static void Main()
{
try {
DateTime date = new DateTime(1600, 1,
1, 4, 0, 15);
long value = date.ToFileTimeUtc();
Console.WriteLine( "Windows file time(UTC) is " +
"{0}" , value);
}
catch (ArgumentOutOfRangeException e)
{
Console.Write( "Exception Thrown: " );
Console.Write( "{0}" , e.GetType(), e.Message);
}
}
}
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Output:
Exception Thrown: System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException
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