TimeSpan.FromTicks(Int64) Method

Definition

Returns a TimeSpan that represents a specified time, where the specification is in units of ticks.

public:
 static TimeSpan FromTicks(long value);
public static TimeSpan FromTicks (long value);
static member FromTicks : int64 -> TimeSpan
Public Shared Function FromTicks (value As Long) As TimeSpan

Parameters

value
Int64

A number of ticks that represent a time.

Returns

An object that represents value.

Examples

The following example creates several TimeSpan objects using the FromTicks method.

// Example of the TimeSpan::FromTicks( __int64 ) method.
using namespace System;
void GenTimeSpanFromTicks( __int64 ticks )
{
   
   // Create a TimeSpan object and TimeSpan string from 
   // a number of ticks.
   TimeSpan interval = TimeSpan::FromTicks( ticks );
   String^ timeInterval = interval.ToString();
   
   // Pad the end of the TimeSpan string with spaces if it 
   // does not contain milliseconds.
   int pIndex = timeInterval->IndexOf( ':' );
   pIndex = timeInterval->IndexOf( '.', pIndex );
   if ( pIndex < 0 )
      timeInterval = String::Concat( timeInterval, "        " );

   Console::WriteLine( "{0,21}{1,26}", ticks, timeInterval );
}

int main()
{
   Console::WriteLine( "This example of TimeSpan::FromTicks( __int64 )\n"
   "generates the following output.\n" );
   Console::WriteLine( "{0,21}{1,18}", "FromTicks", "TimeSpan" );
   Console::WriteLine( "{0,21}{1,18}", "---------", "--------" );
   GenTimeSpanFromTicks( 1 );
   GenTimeSpanFromTicks( 12345 );
   GenTimeSpanFromTicks( 123456789 );
   GenTimeSpanFromTicks( 1234567898765 );
   GenTimeSpanFromTicks( 12345678987654321 );
   GenTimeSpanFromTicks( 10000000 );
   GenTimeSpanFromTicks( 600000000 );
   GenTimeSpanFromTicks( 36000000000 );
   GenTimeSpanFromTicks( 864000000000 );
   GenTimeSpanFromTicks( 18012202000000 );
}

/*
This example of TimeSpan::FromTicks( __int64 )
generates the following output.

            FromTicks          TimeSpan
            ---------          --------
                    1          00:00:00.0000001
                12345          00:00:00.0012345
            123456789          00:00:12.3456789
        1234567898765        1.10:17:36.7898765
    12345678987654321    14288.23:31:38.7654321
             10000000          00:00:01
            600000000          00:01:00
          36000000000          01:00:00
         864000000000        1.00:00:00
       18012202000000       20.20:20:20.2000000
*/
// Example of the TimeSpan.FromTicks( long ) method.
using System;

class FromTicksDemo
{
    static void GenTimeSpanFromTicks( long ticks )
    {
        // Create a TimeSpan object and TimeSpan string from 
        // a number of ticks.
        TimeSpan    interval = TimeSpan.FromTicks( ticks );
        string      timeInterval = interval.ToString( );

        // Pad the end of the TimeSpan string with spaces if it 
        // does not contain milliseconds.
        int pIndex = timeInterval.IndexOf( ':' );
        pIndex = timeInterval.IndexOf( '.', pIndex );
        if( pIndex < 0 )   timeInterval += "        ";

        Console.WriteLine( "{0,21}{1,26}", ticks, timeInterval );
    } 

    static void Main( )
    {
        Console.WriteLine(
            "This example of TimeSpan.FromTicks( long )\n" +
            "generates the following output.\n" );
        Console.WriteLine( "{0,21}{1,18}", 
            "FromTicks", "TimeSpan" );
        Console.WriteLine( "{0,21}{1,18}", 
            "---------", "--------" );

        GenTimeSpanFromTicks( 1 );
        GenTimeSpanFromTicks( 12345 );
        GenTimeSpanFromTicks( 123456789 );
        GenTimeSpanFromTicks( 1234567898765 );
        GenTimeSpanFromTicks( 12345678987654321 );
        GenTimeSpanFromTicks( 10000000 );
        GenTimeSpanFromTicks( 600000000 );
        GenTimeSpanFromTicks( 36000000000 );
        GenTimeSpanFromTicks( 864000000000 );
        GenTimeSpanFromTicks( 18012202000000 );
    } 
} 

/*
This example of TimeSpan.FromTicks( long )
generates the following output.

            FromTicks          TimeSpan
            ---------          --------
                    1          00:00:00.0000001
                12345          00:00:00.0012345
            123456789          00:00:12.3456789
        1234567898765        1.10:17:36.7898765
    12345678987654321    14288.23:31:38.7654321
             10000000          00:00:01
            600000000          00:01:00
          36000000000          01:00:00
         864000000000        1.00:00:00
       18012202000000       20.20:20:20.2000000
*/
// Example of the TimeSpan.FromTicks( long ) method.
open System

let genTimeSpanFromTicks ticks =
    // Create a TimeSpan object and TimeSpan string from 
    // a number of ticks.
    let interval = TimeSpan.FromTicks ticks
    let timeInterval = string interval

    // Pad the end of the TimeSpan string with spaces if it 
    // does not contain milliseconds.
    let pIndex = timeInterval.IndexOf ':'
    let pIndex = timeInterval.IndexOf('.', pIndex)
    let timeInterval = 
        if pIndex < 0 then timeInterval + "        "
        else timeInterval

    printfn $"{ticks,21}{timeInterval,26}"

printfn "This example of TimeSpan.FromTicks( long )\ngenerates the following output.\n"
printfn "%21s%18s" "FromTicks" "TimeSpan"
printfn "%21s%18s" "---------" "--------"

genTimeSpanFromTicks 1
genTimeSpanFromTicks 12345
genTimeSpanFromTicks 123456789
genTimeSpanFromTicks 1234567898765L
genTimeSpanFromTicks 12345678987654321L
genTimeSpanFromTicks 10000000
genTimeSpanFromTicks 600000000
genTimeSpanFromTicks 36000000000L
genTimeSpanFromTicks 864000000000L
genTimeSpanFromTicks 18012202000000L

(*
This example of TimeSpan.FromTicks( long )
generates the following output.

            FromTicks          TimeSpan
            ---------          --------
                    1          00:00:00.0000001
                12345          00:00:00.0012345
            123456789          00:00:12.3456789
        1234567898765        1.10:17:36.7898765
    12345678987654321    14288.23:31:38.7654321
             10000000          00:00:01
            600000000          00:01:00
          36000000000          01:00:00
         864000000000        1.00:00:00
       18012202000000       20.20:20:20.2000000
*)
' Example of the TimeSpan.FromTicks( Long ) method.
Module FromTicksDemo

    Sub GenTimeSpanFromTicks( ticks As Long )

        ' Create a TimeSpan object and TimeSpan string from 
        ' a number of ticks.
        Dim interval As TimeSpan = TimeSpan.FromTicks( ticks )
        Dim timeInterval As String = interval.ToString( )

        ' Pad the end of the TimeSpan string with spaces if it 
        ' does not contain milliseconds.
        Dim pIndex As Integer = timeInterval.IndexOf( ":"c )
        pIndex = timeInterval.IndexOf( "."c, pIndex )
        If pIndex < 0 Then   timeInterval &= "        "
        
        Console.WriteLine( "{0,21}{1,26}", ticks, timeInterval )
    End Sub 

    Sub Main( )

        Console.WriteLine( _
            "This example of TimeSpan.FromTicks( Long )" & _
            vbCrLf & "generates the following output." & vbCrLf )
        Console.WriteLine( "{0,21}{1,18}", _
            "FromTicks", "TimeSpan" )    
        Console.WriteLine( "{0,21}{1,18}", _
            "---------", "--------" )    

        GenTimeSpanFromTicks( 1 )
        GenTimeSpanFromTicks( 12345 )
        GenTimeSpanFromTicks( 123456789 )
        GenTimeSpanFromTicks( 1234567898765 )
        GenTimeSpanFromTicks( 12345678987654321 )
        GenTimeSpanFromTicks( 10000000 )
        GenTimeSpanFromTicks( 600000000 )
        GenTimeSpanFromTicks( 36000000000 )
        GenTimeSpanFromTicks( 864000000000 )
        GenTimeSpanFromTicks( 18012202000000 )
    End Sub 
End Module 

' This example of TimeSpan.FromTicks( Long )
' generates the following output.
' 
'             FromTicks          TimeSpan
'             ---------          --------
'                     1          00:00:00.0000001
'                 12345          00:00:00.0012345
'             123456789          00:00:12.3456789
'         1234567898765        1.10:17:36.7898765
'     12345678987654321    14288.23:31:38.7654321
'              10000000          00:00:01
'             600000000          00:01:00
'           36000000000          01:00:00
'          864000000000        1.00:00:00
'        18012202000000       20.20:20:20.2000000

Remarks

This is a convenience method with the same behavior as the TimeSpan.TimeSpan(Int64) constructor. A single tick represents one hundred nanoseconds or one ten-millionth of a second. There are 10,000 ticks in a millisecond.

Applies to

See also