Return a string containing a the timestamp formatted to include the exact time of day (to the millisecond). - CSharp System

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Description

Return a string containing a the timestamp formatted to include the exact time of day (to the millisecond).

Demo Code


using System.Collections;
using System;//w  ww.  j a  va2  s. c om

public class Main{
        /// <summary>
        /// Return a string containing a the timestamp formatted to 
        /// include the exact time of day (to the millisecond).		
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="date">The DateTime object to generate the precise time for</param>
        /// <returns>The formatted timestamp string</returns>
        public static string PreciseTime(DateTime date) {
            int hh = date.Hour;
            int mm = date.Minute;
            int ss = date.Second;
            string tod = "AM";
            if (hh > 12) {
                tod = "PM";
                hh -= 12;
            }
            string hour = Convert.ToString(hh);
            if (hh < 10)
                hour = "0" + hour;

            string min = Convert.ToString(mm);

            string sec = Convert.ToString(ss);

            string msec;
            if (mm < 10)
                msec = "000" + Convert.ToString(mm);
            else if (mm < 100)
                msec = "00" + Convert.ToString(mm);
            else if (mm < 1000)
                msec = "0" + Convert.ToString(mm);
            else
                msec = Convert.ToString(mm);
            System.Text.StringBuilder sb = new System.Text.StringBuilder();
            sb.Append(date.ToShortDateString())
                .Append(" ")
                .Append(hour)
                .Append(":")
                .Append(min)
                .Append(":")
                .Append(sec)
                .Append(msec)
                .Append(" ")
                .Append(tod);
            return sb.ToString();
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Return a string containing a the timestame formatted to 
        /// include the exact time of day (to the millisecond).		
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>The formatted timestamp string</returns>
        public static string PreciseTime() {
            return PreciseTime(DateTime.Now);
        }
}

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