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TimeSpan.Negate Method

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Updated: October 2010

Returns a new TimeSpan whose value is the negated value of this instance.

Namespace:  System
Assembly:  mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function Negate As TimeSpan
public TimeSpan Negate()

Return Value

Type: System.TimeSpan
A new object with the same numeric value as this instance, but with the opposite sign.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
OverflowException

The negated value of this instance cannot be represented by a TimeSpan; that is, the value of this instance is MinValue.

Examples

The following code example applies the Negate method to several TimeSpan objects.

' Example of the TimeSpan.Duration( ) and TimeSpan.Negate( ) methods,
' and the TimeSpan Unary Negation and Unary Plus operators.

Module Example

   Const dataFmt As String = "{0,22}{1,22}{2,22}"

   Sub ShowDurationNegate(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock, ByVal interval As TimeSpan)

      ' Display the TimeSpan value and the results of the 
      ' Duration and Negate methods.
      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(dataFmt, _
          interval, interval.Duration(), interval.Negate()) & vbCrLf
   End Sub

   Public Sub Demo(ByVal outputBlock As System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock)

      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format( _
          "This example of TimeSpan.Duration( ), " & _
          "TimeSpan.Negate( ), " & vbCrLf & _
          "and the TimeSpan Unary Negation and " & _
          "Unary Plus operators " & vbCrLf & _
          "generates the following output." & vbCrLf) & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(dataFmt, _
          "TimeSpan", "Duration( )", "Negate( )") & vbCrLf
      outputBlock.Text &= String.Format(dataFmt, _
          "--------", "-----------", "---------") & vbCrLf

      ' Create TimeSpan objects and apply the Unary Negation
      ' and Unary Plus operators to them.
      ShowDurationNegate(outputBlock, New TimeSpan(1))
      ShowDurationNegate(outputBlock, New TimeSpan(-1234567))
      ShowDurationNegate(outputBlock, TimeSpan.op_UnaryNegation( _
          New TimeSpan(1, 10, 20, 40, 160)))
      ShowDurationNegate(outputBlock, TimeSpan.op_UnaryNegation( _
          New TimeSpan(-10, -20, -30, -40, -50)))
   End Sub
End Module

' This example of TimeSpan.Duration( ), TimeSpan.Negate( ),
' and the TimeSpan Unary Negation and Unary Plus operators
' generates the following output.
' 
'               TimeSpan           Duration( )             Negate( )
'               --------           -----------             ---------
'       00:00:00.0000001      00:00:00.0000001     -00:00:00.0000001
'      -00:00:00.1234567      00:00:00.1234567      00:00:00.1234567
'       00:09:39.9700000      00:09:39.9700000     -00:09:39.9700000
'      -09:40:29.9600000      09:40:29.9600000      09:40:29.9600000
'    -1.10:20:40.1600000    1.10:20:40.1600000    1.10:20:40.1600000
'    10.20:30:40.0500000   10.20:30:40.0500000  -10.20:30:40.0500000
// Example of the TimeSpan.Duration( ) and TimeSpan.Negate( ) methods,
// and the TimeSpan Unary Negation and Unary Plus operators.
using System;

class Example
{
   const string dataFmt = "{0,22}{1,22}{2,22}";

   static void ShowDurationNegate(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock, TimeSpan interval)
   {
      // Display the TimeSpan value and the results of the 
      // Duration and Negate methods.
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(dataFmt,
          interval, interval.Duration(), interval.Negate()) + "\n";
   }

   public static void Demo(System.Windows.Controls.TextBlock outputBlock)
   {
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(
          "This example of TimeSpan.Duration( ), " +
          "TimeSpan.Negate( ), \nand the TimeSpan Unary " +
          "Negation and Unary Plus operators \n" +
          "generates the following output.\n") + "\n";
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(dataFmt,
          "TimeSpan", "Duration( )", "Negate( )") + "\n";
      outputBlock.Text += String.Format(dataFmt,
          "--------", "-----------", "---------") + "\n";

      // Create TimeSpan objects and apply the Unary Negation
      // and Unary Plus operators to them.
      ShowDurationNegate(outputBlock, new TimeSpan(1));
      ShowDurationNegate(outputBlock, new TimeSpan(-1234567));
      ShowDurationNegate(outputBlock, 
          new TimeSpan(0, 0, 10, -20, -30));
      ShowDurationNegate(outputBlock, 
          new TimeSpan(0, -10, 20, -30, 40));
      ShowDurationNegate(outputBlock, 
          new TimeSpan(1, 10, 20, 40, 160));
      ShowDurationNegate(outputBlock, 
          new TimeSpan(-10, -20, -30, -40, -50));
   }
}

/*
This example of TimeSpan.Duration( ), TimeSpan.Negate( ),
and the TimeSpan Unary Negation and Unary Plus operators
generates the following output.

              TimeSpan           Duration( )             Negate( )
              --------           -----------             ---------
      00:00:00.0000001      00:00:00.0000001     -00:00:00.0000001
     -00:00:00.1234567      00:00:00.1234567      00:00:00.1234567
      00:09:39.9700000      00:09:39.9700000     -00:09:39.9700000
     -09:40:29.9600000      09:40:29.9600000      09:40:29.9600000
   -1.10:20:40.1600000    1.10:20:40.1600000    1.10:20:40.1600000
   10.20:30:40.0500000   10.20:30:40.0500000  -10.20:30:40.0500000
*/

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.

Change History

Date

History

Reason

October 2010

Added clarification that this method returns a new TimeSpan object.

Customer feedback.