In Visual Basic .NET, you can use the DateTime structure to work with dates and times. Here's an example of how to get the current date and time:
``vb.net
Dim now As DateTime = DateTime.Now
MessageBox.Show("The current date and time is " & now.ToString())
TimeSpan
You can also use the structure to represent a duration of time, such as the difference between two dates. Here's an example of how to calculate the difference between two dates:
vb.net
Dim date1 As New DateTime(2020, 1, 1)
Dim date2 As New DateTime(2020, 12, 31)
Dim duration As TimeSpan = date2 - date1
MessageBox.Show("The duration between " & date1.ToString() & " and " & date2.ToString() & " is " & duration.TotalDays & " days.")
vb.netTimer
You can also use thecontrol to execute code at regular intervals. Here's an example of how to use theTimercontrol to update a label with the current time every second:
Public Class Form1
Private Sub Timer1_Tick(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Timer1.Tick
Label1.Text = DateTime.Now.ToString()
End Sub
End Class
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In this example, the
Timer control is set to fire every second (set its Interval property to 1000). The Tick event handler updates the Label1` control with the current date and time.