c# function equivalent to javascript gettime function

[anj2k5]

Hello ,

I want to create a function in C#.net which is equivalent to gettime(millise conds since midnight 1st January, 1970 ) function in javascript.

Actually i need to calculate unique value in c#.net as given in following javascript

//javascript
var unique = d.getTime() + '' + Math.floor(1000 * Math.random());

I used following code in c#

string val2;
Random ran=new Random();
int number=ran.Next(0,1000);
val2 = (int) Math.Floor(number);

But I dnt which function is used for gettime.


Pls.help me..


Anjana

[Plater]

.NET has the DateTime object.
Use DateTime.Now to get the current Date and Time.

[anj2k5]

But it gives time in different form,I want to actual format of gettime()

[Shashi Sadasivan]

But it gives time in different form,I want to actual format of gettime()

use the ToString() method to return your specific format.
cheers

[anj2k5]

But i dnt knw which format i have to provide in tostring() which is equivalent to
gettime() in javascript.

[Plater]

But i dnt knw which format i have to provide in tostring() which is equivalent to
gettime() in javascript.

Well how about LOOKING at it, and deciding.
OR look up to see what format gettime() in javascript returns as and then you can force the DateTime object to output in that format.

Time to do some of your own leg work there.

[anj2k5]

gettime function of javascript return milliseconds since midnight 1st January, 1970.
Would you tell me for this which format i should used?

[Plater]

gettime function of javascript return milliseconds since midnight 1st January, 1970.
Would you tell me for this which format i should used?

Well to ensure it:

private Int64 GetTime()
{
   Int64 retval=0;
   DateTime st=DateTime(1970,1,1);
   TimeSpan t= (DateTime.Now-st);
   retval= (Int64)(t.TotalMilliseconds+0.5)
   return retval;
}

There, did the whole thing for you.

[anj2k5]

Thanks for this.I'll apply this

[paotech]

Thanks!

Thanks for writing up this description. I'm not sure that the original poster had a full appreciation for your comments and support but I do - it saved me a great amount of time. Problem solved!

Well to ensure it:

private Int64 GetTime()
{
   Int64 retval=0;
   DateTime st=DateTime(1970,1,1);
   TimeSpan t= (DateTime.Now-st);
   retval= (Int64)(t.TotalMilliseconds+0.5)
   return retval;
}

There, did the whole thing for you.

[MCBoy]

the corrected one!

UTC should be taken into consideration!!

private Int64 GetTime()
{
   Int64 retval=0;
   DateTime st=DateTime(1970,1,1);
   TimeSpan t= (DateTime.Now.ToUniversalTime()-st);
   retval= (Int64)(t.TotalMilliseconds+0.5)
   return retval;
}

[Plater]

Maybe, but javascript doesn't take UTC into effect.
The idea was to mimic javascript.
Your function could be called:
private Int64 GetUTCTime()

[MCBoy]

it is UTC guys

by default javascript date object is UTC. All dates are calculated in milliseconds from 01 January, 1970 00:00:00 Universal Time (UTC) with a day containing 86,400,000 milliseconds.

refer: http://www.w3schools.c om/js/js_obj_date.asp (W3Schools, JavaScript Date Object).