GmtTime Property

GmtTime Property

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Location

My.Computer.Clock.GmtTime

Syntax

     Dim result As Date = My.Computer.Clock.GmtTime 

Description

The GmtTime property returns the current date and time as represented in Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), which is equivalent to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

Usage at a Glance

This property is read-only.

Example

The following code displays the current UTC time in a message box.

     MsgBox("If you were in London, your watch would read " & _        Format(My.Computer.Clock.GmtTime, "HH:mm")) 

Related Framework Entries

• Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices.Clock.GmtTime Property

• System.DateTime.UtcNow Property

See Also

Clock Object, LocalTime Property, TickCount Property