C# DateTimeOffset Offset

Description

DateTimeOffset Offset gets the time's offset from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Syntax

DateTimeOffset.Offset has the following syntax.


public TimeSpan Offset { get; }

Example

The following example uses the Offset property to display the local time's difference from Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).


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using System;

public class MainClass{
  public static void Main(String[] argv){  
    DateTimeOffset localTime = DateTimeOffset.Now;
    Console.WriteLine("The local time zone is {0} hours and {1} minutes {2} than UTC.", 
                      Math.Abs(localTime.Offset.Hours), 
                      localTime.Offset.Minutes, 
                      localTime.Offset.Hours < 0 ? "earlier" : "later");

  }
}

The code above generates the following result.