DateTimeOffset.ToUnixTimeSeconds() Method in C#
Last Updated :
18 Jan, 2023
DateTimeOffset.ToUnixTimeSeconds Method is used to return the number of seconds that have elapsed since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z. Before returning the Unix time, this method will convert the current instance to the UTC. And also, it will return a negative value for the date and time values before 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z.
Syntax: public long ToUnixTimeSeconds ();
Return Value: This method return the number of seconds that have elapsed since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z.
Below programs illustrate the use of DateTimeOffset.ToUnixTimeSeconds() Method:
Example 1:
csharp
using System;
using System.Globalization;
class GFG {
public static void Main()
{
DateTimeOffset offset = new DateTimeOffset(2017,
6, 1, 7, 55, 0, new TimeSpan(-5, 0, 0));
long value = offset.ToUnixTimeSeconds();
Console.WriteLine("Returns the number of"+
" seconds : {0}", value);
}
}
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Output:
Returns the number of seconds : 1496321700
Example 2:
csharp
using System;
using System.Globalization;
class GFG {
public static void Main()
{
DateTimeOffset offset = new DateTimeOffset(2017,
6, 1, 7, 55, 0, new TimeSpan(-5, 0, 0));
long value = offset.ToUnixTimeSeconds();
Console.WriteLine("Returns the number of"+
" seconds : {0}", value);
}
}
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Output:
Returns the number of seconds : 1496321700
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