UtcNow Property

Returns the current UTC time with a high resolution.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
Public Shared ReadOnly Property UtcNow As Date

'Usage
 
Dim value As Date
 
value = HiResClock.UtcNow

public static DateTime UtcNow {get;}

public:
static property DateTime UtcNow {
   DateTime get();
}

Remarks

This Utc time does not change if the system time is changed. It returns the Utc time elapsed since the application started.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

HiResClock Class
HiResClock Members