System.DateTime.FromFileTime Method

Converts the specified Windows file time to an equivalent local time.

Syntax

public static DateTime FromFileTime (long fileTime)

Parameters

fileTime
A Windows file time expressed in ticks.

Returns

An object that represents the local time equivalent of the date and time represented by the fileTime parameter.

Remarks

A Windows file time is a 64-bit value that represents the number of 100-nanosecond intervals that have elapsed since 12:00 midnight, January 1, 1601 A.D. (C.E.) Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Windows uses a file time to record when an application creates, accesses, or writes to a file.

The fileTime parameter specifies a file time expressed in 100-nanosecond ticks.

Starting with the .NET Framework version 2.0, the return value is a DateTime whose DateTime.Kind property is DateTimeKind.Local.

Requirements

Namespace: System
Assembly: mscorlib (in mscorlib.dll)
Assembly Versions: 1.0.5000.0, 2.0.0.0, 4.0.0.0