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time (msvcrt)

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The time function returns the number of seconds elapsed since midnight (00:00:00), January 1, 1970, coordinated universal time, according to the system clock. The return value is stored in the location given by timer. This parameter may be NULL, in which case the return value is not stored.

VB Signature:

    <DllImport("msvcrt")> Shared Function _
    time(ByRef timer As Integer) As Integer
    End Function

C# Signature:

[DllImport("msvcrt")]
public static extern Int32 time(out Int32 timer);

User-Defined Types:

None.

Alternative Managed API:

VB:

Math.Floor(Now.ToUniversalTime.Subtract(New Date(1970, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, DateTimeKind.Utc)).TotalSeconds)

C#:

(Int32)Math.Floor((DateTime.Now.ToUniversalTime() - new DateTime(1970, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, DateTimeKind.Utc)).TotalSeconds)

Notes:

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