TimeSpan.MinValue Field

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: System

Assembly:: System.Runtime.dll

Assembly:: mscorlib.dll

Assembly:: netstandard.dll

Source:: TimeSpan.cs

Source:: TimeSpan.cs

Source:: TimeSpan.cs

Important

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Represents the minimum TimeSpan value. This field is read-only.

public: static initonly TimeSpan MinValue;

public static readonly TimeSpan MinValue;

 staticval mutable MinValue : TimeSpan

Public Shared ReadOnly MinValue As TimeSpan

Field Value

TimeSpan

Examples

The following example references and displays the value of the MinValue field.

// Example of the TimeSpan fields.
using namespace System;

// Pad the end of a TimeSpan string with spaces if it does not 
// contain milliseconds.
String^ Align( TimeSpan interval )
{
   String^ intervalStr = interval.ToString();
   int pointIndex = intervalStr->IndexOf( ':' );
   pointIndex = intervalStr->IndexOf( '.', pointIndex );
   if ( pointIndex < 0 )
      intervalStr = String::Concat( intervalStr, "        " );

   return intervalStr;
}

int main()
{
   String^ numberFmt = "{0,-22}{1,18:N0}";
   String^ timeFmt = "{0,-22}{1,26}";
   Console::WriteLine( "This example of the fields of the TimeSpan class"
   "\ngenerates the following output.\n" );
   Console::WriteLine( numberFmt, "Field", "Value" );
   Console::WriteLine( numberFmt, "-----", "-----" );
   
   // Display the maximum, minimum, and zero TimeSpan values.
   Console::WriteLine( timeFmt, "Maximum TimeSpan", Align( TimeSpan::MaxValue ) );
   Console::WriteLine( timeFmt, "Minimum TimeSpan", Align( TimeSpan::MinValue ) );
   Console::WriteLine( timeFmt, "Zero TimeSpan", Align( TimeSpan::Zero ) );
   Console::WriteLine();
   
   // Display the ticks-per-time-unit fields.
   Console::WriteLine( numberFmt, "Ticks per day", TimeSpan::TicksPerDay );
   Console::WriteLine( numberFmt, "Ticks per hour", TimeSpan::TicksPerHour );
   Console::WriteLine( numberFmt, "Ticks per minute", TimeSpan::TicksPerMinute );
   Console::WriteLine( numberFmt, "Ticks per second", TimeSpan::TicksPerSecond );
   Console::WriteLine( numberFmt, "Ticks per millisecond", TimeSpan::TicksPerMillisecond );
}

/*
This example of the fields of the TimeSpan class
generates the following output.

Field                              Value
-----                              -----
Maximum TimeSpan       10675199.02:48:05.4775807
Minimum TimeSpan      -10675199.02:48:05.4775808
Zero TimeSpan                   00:00:00

Ticks per day            864,000,000,000
Ticks per hour            36,000,000,000
Ticks per minute             600,000,000
Ticks per second              10,000,000
Ticks per millisecond             10,000
*/

// Example of the TimeSpan fields.
using System;

class TimeSpanFieldsDemo
{
    // Pad the end of a TimeSpan string with spaces if it does not 
    // contain milliseconds.
    static string Align( TimeSpan interval )
    {
        string  intervalStr = interval.ToString( );
        int     pointIndex = intervalStr.IndexOf( ':' );

        pointIndex = intervalStr.IndexOf( '.', pointIndex );
        if( pointIndex < 0 ) intervalStr += "        ";
        return intervalStr;
    } 

    static void Main( )
    {
        const string numberFmt = "{0,-22}{1,18:N0}" ;
        const string timeFmt = "{0,-22}{1,26}" ;

        Console.WriteLine( 
            "This example of the fields of the TimeSpan class" +
            "\ngenerates the following output.\n" );
        Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "Field", "Value" );
        Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "-----", "-----" );

        // Display the maximum, minimum, and zero TimeSpan values.
        Console.WriteLine( timeFmt, "Maximum TimeSpan", 
            Align( TimeSpan.MaxValue ) );
        Console.WriteLine( timeFmt, "Minimum TimeSpan", 
            Align( TimeSpan.MinValue ) );
        Console.WriteLine( timeFmt, "Zero TimeSpan", 
            Align( TimeSpan.Zero ) );
        Console.WriteLine( );

        // Display the ticks-per-time-unit fields.
        Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "Ticks per day", 
            TimeSpan.TicksPerDay );
        Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "Ticks per hour", 
            TimeSpan.TicksPerHour );
        Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "Ticks per minute", 
            TimeSpan.TicksPerMinute );
        Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "Ticks per second", 
            TimeSpan.TicksPerSecond );
        Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "Ticks per millisecond", 
            TimeSpan.TicksPerMillisecond );
    }
} 

/*
This example of the fields of the TimeSpan class
generates the following output.

Field                              Value
-----                              -----
Maximum TimeSpan       10675199.02:48:05.4775807
Minimum TimeSpan      -10675199.02:48:05.4775808
Zero TimeSpan                   00:00:00

Ticks per day            864,000,000,000
Ticks per hour            36,000,000,000
Ticks per minute             600,000,000
Ticks per second              10,000,000
Ticks per millisecond             10,000
*/

// Example of the TimeSpan fields.
open System

// Pad the end of a TimeSpan string with spaces if it does not 
// contain milliseconds.
let align (interval: TimeSpan) =
    let intervalStr = string interval
    let pointIndex = intervalStr.IndexOf ':'

    let pointIndex = intervalStr.IndexOf('.', pointIndex)
    if pointIndex < 0 then intervalStr + "        "
    else intervalStr


printfn "This example of the fields of the TimeSpan class\ngenerates the following output.\n"
printfn "%-22s%18s" "Field" "Value"
printfn "%-22s%18s" "-----" "-----"

// Display the maximum, minimum, and zero TimeSpan values.
printfn $"""{"Maximum TimeSpan",-22}{align TimeSpan.MaxValue,26}"""
printfn $"""{"Minimum TimeSpan",-22}{align TimeSpan.MinValue,26}"""
printfn $"""{"Zero TimeSpan",-22}{align TimeSpan.Zero,26}
"""

// Display the ticks-per-time-unit fields.
printfn $"""{"Ticks per day",-22}{TimeSpan.TicksPerDay,18:N0}"""
printfn $"""{"Ticks per hour",-22}{TimeSpan.TicksPerHour,18:N0}""" 
printfn $"""{"Ticks per minute",-22}{TimeSpan.TicksPerMinute,18:N0}""" 
printfn $"""{"Ticks per second",-22}{TimeSpan.TicksPerSecond,18:N0}""" 
printfn $"""{"Ticks per millisecond",-22}{TimeSpan.TicksPerMillisecond,18:N0}""" 

(*
This example of the fields of the TimeSpan class
generates the following output.

Field                              Value
-----                              -----
Maximum TimeSpan       10675199.02:48:05.4775807
Minimum TimeSpan      -10675199.02:48:05.4775808
Zero TimeSpan                   00:00:00

Ticks per day            864,000,000,000
Ticks per hour            36,000,000,000
Ticks per minute             600,000,000
Ticks per second              10,000,000
Ticks per millisecond             10,000
*)

' Example of the TimeSpan fields.
Module TimeSpanFieldsDemo
    
    ' Pad the end of a TimeSpan string with spaces if it does not 
    ' contain milliseconds.
    Function Align( interval As TimeSpan ) As String

        Dim intervalStr As String = interval.ToString( )
        Dim pointIndex  As Integer = intervalStr.IndexOf( ":"c )

        pointIndex = intervalStr.IndexOf( "."c, pointIndex )
        If pointIndex < 0 Then intervalStr &= "        "
        Align = intervalStr
    End Function
    
    Sub Main( )

        Const numberFmt As String = "{0,-22}{1,18:N0}"
        Const timeFmt As String = "{0,-22}{1,26}"

        Console.WriteLine( _
            "This example of the fields of the TimeSpan class" & _
            vbCrLf & "generates the following output." & vbCrLf )
        Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "Field", "Value" )
        Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "-----", "-----" )

        ' Display the maximum, minimum, and zero TimeSpan values.
        Console.WriteLine( timeFmt, "Maximum TimeSpan", _
            Align( TimeSpan.MaxValue ) )
        Console.WriteLine( timeFmt, "Minimum TimeSpan", _
            Align( TimeSpan.MinValue ) )
        Console.WriteLine( timeFmt, "Zero TimeSpan", _
            Align( TimeSpan.Zero ) )
        Console.WriteLine( )

        ' Display the ticks-per-time-unit fields.
        Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "Ticks per day", _
            TimeSpan.TicksPerDay )
        Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "Ticks per hour", _
            TimeSpan.TicksPerHour )
        Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "Ticks per minute", _
            TimeSpan.TicksPerMinute )
        Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "Ticks per second", _
            TimeSpan.TicksPerSecond )
        Console.WriteLine( numberFmt, "Ticks per millisecond", _
            TimeSpan.TicksPerMillisecond )
    End Sub 
End Module 

' This example of the fields of the TimeSpan class
' generates the following output.
' 
' Field                              Value
' -----                              -----
' Maximum TimeSpan       10675199.02:48:05.4775807
' Minimum TimeSpan      -10675199.02:48:05.4775808
' Zero TimeSpan                   00:00:00
' 
' Ticks per day            864,000,000,000
' Ticks per hour            36,000,000,000
' Ticks per minute             600,000,000
' Ticks per second              10,000,000
' Ticks per millisecond             10,000

Remarks

The value of this field is equivalent to Int64.MinValue ticks. The string representation of this value is negative 10675199.02:48:05.4775808, or slightly more than negative 10,675,199 days.

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