TimeSpan.MinValue Field
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Represents the minimum TimeSpan value. This field is read-only.
Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
Public Shared ReadOnly MinValue As TimeSpan
public static readonly TimeSpan MinValue
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.
Examples
The following code example references and displays the value of the MinValue field.
' Example of the TimeSpan fields.
Module Example
' Pad the end of a TimeSpan string with spaces if it does not
' contain milliseconds.
Function Align(ByVal 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
Public Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)
Const numberFmt As String = "{0,-22}{1,18:N0}"
Const timeFmt As String = "{0,-22}{1,26}"
outputBlock.Text &= _
"This example of the fields of the TimeSpan class" & _
vbCrLf & "generates the following output." & vbCrLf & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(numberFmt, "Field", "Value") & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(numberFmt, "-----", "-----") & vbCrLf
' Display the maximum, minimum, and zero TimeSpan values.
outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(timeFmt, "Maximum TimeSpan", _
Align(TimeSpan.MaxValue)) & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(timeFmt, "Minimum TimeSpan", _
Align(TimeSpan.MinValue)) & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(timeFmt, "Zero TimeSpan", _
Align(TimeSpan.Zero)) & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text &= vbCrLf
' Display the ticks-per-time-unit fields.
outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(numberFmt, "Ticks per day", _
TimeSpan.TicksPerDay) & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(numberFmt, "Ticks per hour", _
TimeSpan.TicksPerHour) & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(numberFmt, "Ticks per minute", _
TimeSpan.TicksPerMinute) & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(numberFmt, "Ticks per second", _
TimeSpan.TicksPerSecond) & vbCrLf
outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(numberFmt, "Ticks per millisecond", _
TimeSpan.TicksPerMillisecond) & vbCrLf
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
// Example of the TimeSpan fields.
using System;
class Example
{
// 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;
}
public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
{
const string numberFmt = "{0,-22}{1,18:N0}";
const string timeFmt = "{0,-22}{1,26}";
outputBlock.Text +=
"This example of the fields of the TimeSpan class" +
"\ngenerates the following output.\n" + "\n";
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(numberFmt, "Field", "Value") + "\n";
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(numberFmt, "-----", "-----") + "\n";
// Display the maximum, minimum, and zero TimeSpan values.
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(timeFmt, "Maximum TimeSpan",
Align(TimeSpan.MaxValue)) + "\n";
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(timeFmt, "Minimum TimeSpan",
Align(TimeSpan.MinValue)) + "\n";
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(timeFmt, "Zero TimeSpan",
Align(TimeSpan.Zero)) + "\n";
outputBlock.Text += "\n";
// Display the ticks-per-time-unit fields.
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(numberFmt, "Ticks per day",
TimeSpan.TicksPerDay) + "\n";
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(numberFmt, "Ticks per hour",
TimeSpan.TicksPerHour) + "\n";
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(numberFmt, "Ticks per minute",
TimeSpan.TicksPerMinute) + "\n";
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(numberFmt, "Ticks per second",
TimeSpan.TicksPerSecond) + "\n";
outputBlock.Text += String.Format(numberFmt, "Ticks per millisecond",
TimeSpan.TicksPerMillisecond) + "\n";
}
}
/*
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
*/
Version Information
Silverlight
Supported in: 5, 4, 3
Silverlight for Windows Phone
Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0
XNA Framework
Supported in: Xbox 360, Windows Phone OS 7.0
Platforms
For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.