Visual Basic Code Snippet - Returns current UNIX timestamp

Visual Basic Code Snippet - Returns current UNIX timestamp

This Visual Basic code snippet returns current UNIX timestamp. This timestamp is a long integer containing the number of seconds between the Unix Epoch (January 1 1970 00:00:00 GMT) and the time specified.

Public Function UnixTimeNow() As Long
    Dim _TimeSpan As TimeSpan = DirectCast((DateTime.UtcNow - New DateTime(1970, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0)), TimeSpan)
    Return CLng(_TimeSpan.TotalSeconds)
End Function

Visual Basic (VB) Keywords Used:

• TimeSpan
• DateTime
• UtcNow
• DirectCast
• TotalSeconds

Code Snippet Information:

• Applies To: .Net, VB, Visual Basic, Date/Time, Timestamp, Unix Time
• Programming Language : Visual Basic (VB)

External Resources:

• DateTime Structure
• TimeSpan Structure
• DirectCast
• CLng Function
• Unix time

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