VB .NET Language in a Nutshell

Name

TimeOfDay Property

Class

Microsoft.VisualBasic.DateAndTime

Syntax

TimeOfDay

Return Value

Date value giving the current system time

Description

Sets or returns the current system time

Example

The code:

TimeOfDay(  ) = #9:05:13 AM#

sets the system time, and the code:

MsgBox(TimeOfDay(  ))

displays the current system time.

Rules at a Glance

The TimeOfDay property returns the time in the time format defined by the system’s regional settings.

Programming Tips and Gotchas

• The TimeOfDay property includes an incorrect date, 01/01/0001, along with the time. It can be eliminated with the Format or FormatDateTime function as follows:

  Format(TimeOfDay(  ), "Long Time")
  FormatDateTime(TimeOfDay(  ), DateFormat.LongTime)

• When setting the TimeOfDay property, any date component is ignored.

See Also

Now Property