Time in Visual Basic .NET

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())



You can also use the TimeSpan 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:

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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.")



You can also use the Timer control to execute code at regular intervals. Here's an example of how to use the Timer control to update a label with the current time every second:
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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

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.

Time in Visual Basic .NET

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