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DateTime.ToBinary Method

Definition

Namespace:
System
Assemblies:
mscorlib.dll, System.Runtime.dll
Assemblies:
netstandard.dll, System.Runtime.dll
Assembly:
System.Runtime.dll
Assembly:
mscorlib.dll
Assembly:
netstandard.dll
Source:
DateTime.cs
Source:
DateTime.cs
Source:
DateTime.cs
Source:
DateTime.cs

Serializes the current DateTime object to a 64-bit binary value that subsequently can be used to recreate the DateTime object.

public:
 long ToBinary();
public long ToBinary();
member this.ToBinary : unit -> int64
Public Function ToBinary () As Long

Returns

Int64

A 64-bit signed integer that encodes the Kind and Ticks properties.

Remarks

For more information about this API, see Supplemental API remarks for DateTime.ToBinary.

Applies to

See also