ticks()

int64 xtd::date_time::ticks ( ) const

noexcept

Gets the number of ticks that represent the date and time of this instance.

Returns

The number of ticks that represent the date and time of this instance. The value is between xtd::date_time::min_value.ticks and xtd::date_time::max_value.ticks.

Examples

The following example uses the xtd::date_time::ticks property to display the number of ticks that have elapsed since the beginning of the century.

#include <xtd/console>
#include <xtd/date_time>
#include <xtd/startup>
 
using namespace std::chrono;
using namespace xtd;
 
class program {
public:
  static auto main() {
    auto century_begin = date_time {2001, 1, 1};
    auto current_date = date_time::now();
    
    auto elapsed_ticks = current_date.ticks() - century_begin.ticks();
    auto elapsed_span = time_span {elapsed_ticks};
 
    console::write_line("Elapsed from the beginning of the century to {:f}:", current_date);
    console::write_line("   {:N0} nanoseconds", elapsed_ticks * 100);
    console::write_line("   {:N0} ticks", elapsed_ticks);
    console::write_line("   {:N2} seconds", elapsed_span.total_seconds());
    console::write_line("   {:N2} minutes", elapsed_span.total_minutes());
    console::write_line("   {:N0} days, {} hours, {} minutes, {} seconds", elapsed_span.days(), elapsed_span.hours(),
                        elapsed_span.minutes(), elapsed_span.seconds());
  }
};
 
startup_(program::main);
 
// This code can produce the following output :
//
// Elapsed from the beginning of the century to Wed Aug 16 22:46:16 2023:
//    713918776070706048 nanoseconds
//    7139187760707060 ticks
//    713918776.07 seconds
//    11898646.27 minutes
//    8262 days, 22 hours, 46 minutes, 16 seconds

Examples

date_time_ticks.cpp.