ServerComputer.Clock Property

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices

Assembly:

Microsoft.VisualBasic.Forms.dll

Gets an object that provides properties for accessing the current local time and Universal Coordinated Time (the equivalent to Greenwich Mean Time) from the system clock.

public:
 property Microsoft::VisualBasic::Devices::Clock ^ Clock { Microsoft::VisualBasic::Devices::Clock ^ get(); };

public Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices.Clock Clock { get; }

member this.Clock : Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices.Clock

Public ReadOnly Property Clock As Clock

Property Value

Clock

The My.Computer.Clock object for the computer.

Examples

The My.Computer.Audio.Play method plays the specified sound in the background when AudioPlayMode.Background is specified.

Sub PlayBackgroundSoundFile()
    My.Computer.Audio.Play("C:\Waterfall.wav", 
        AudioPlayMode.WaitToComplete)
End Sub

This code can run only within a Windows Forms application.

The file name should reference a .wav sound file on your system.

To simplify the management of your sound files, consider storing the files as application resources. The files can then be accessed through the My.Resources Object.

Remarks

This property provides easy access to the My.Computer.Clock object. For more information, see Clock.

Availability by Project Type

Project type	Available
Windows Forms Application	Yes
Class Library	Yes
Console Application	Yes
Windows Forms Control Library	Yes
Web Control Library	Yes
Windows Service	Yes
Web Site	Yes

See also

• Clock
• Objects (Visual Basic)