Struct LocalTime

LocalTime is an immutable struct representing a time of day, with no reference to a particular calendar, time zone or date.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Inherited Members
Namespace: NodaTime
Assembly: NodaTime.dll
Syntax
[Serializable]
public struct LocalTime : IEquatable<LocalTime>, IComparable<LocalTime>, IFormattable, IComparable, IXmlSerializable, ISerializable

Constructors

LocalTime(Int32, Int32)

Creates a local time at the given hour and minute, with second, millisecond-of-second and tick-of-millisecond values of zero.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public LocalTime(int hour, int minute)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Int32 hour The hour of day.
Int32 minute The minute of the hour.
Exceptions
Type Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException The parameters do not form a valid time.

LocalTime(Int32, Int32, Int32)

Creates a local time at the given hour, minute and second, with millisecond-of-second and tick-of-millisecond values of zero.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public LocalTime(int hour, int minute, int second)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Int32 hour The hour of day.
Int32 minute The minute of the hour.
Int32 second The second of the minute.
Sample snippet
using NodaTime;
using System;
using System.Globalization;

LocalTime time = new LocalTime(16, 20, 0);
Console.WriteLine(time.ToString("HH:mm:ss", CultureInfo.InvariantCulture));

Output:

16:20:00
Exceptions
Type Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException The parameters do not form a valid time.

LocalTime(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32)

Creates a local time at the given hour, minute, second and millisecond, with a tick-of-millisecond value of zero.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public LocalTime(int hour, int minute, int second, int millisecond)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Int32 hour The hour of day.
Int32 minute The minute of the hour.
Int32 second The second of the minute.
Int32 millisecond The millisecond of the second.
Exceptions
Type Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException The parameters do not form a valid time.

Properties

ClockHourOfHalfDay

Gets the hour of the half-day of this local time, in the range 1 to 12 inclusive.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public int ClockHourOfHalfDay { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Int32 The hour of the half-day of this local time, in the range 1 to 12 inclusive.

Hour

Gets the hour of day of this local time, in the range 0 to 23 inclusive.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public int Hour { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Int32 The hour of day of this local time, in the range 0 to 23 inclusive.

MaxValue

The maximum value of this type, one nanosecond before midnight.
Since 2.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public static LocalTime MaxValue { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
LocalTime
Remarks
This is useful if you have to use an inclusive upper bound for some reason. In general, it's better to use an exclusive upper bound, in which case use midnight of the following day.

Midnight

Local time at midnight, i.e. 0 hours, 0 minutes, 0 seconds.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public static LocalTime Midnight { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
LocalTime

Millisecond

Gets the millisecond of this local time within the second, in the range 0 to 999 inclusive.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public int Millisecond { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Int32 The millisecond of this local time within the second, in the range 0 to 999 inclusive.

Minute

Gets the minute of this local time, in the range 0 to 59 inclusive.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public int Minute { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Int32 The minute of this local time, in the range 0 to 59 inclusive.

MinValue

The minimum value of this type; equivalent to Midnight.
Since 2.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public static LocalTime MinValue { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
LocalTime

NanosecondOfDay

Gets the nanosecond of this local time within the day, in the range 0 to 86,399,999,999,999 inclusive.
Since 2.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public long NanosecondOfDay { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Int64 The nanosecond of this local time within the day, in the range 0 to 86,399,999,999,999 inclusive.

NanosecondOfSecond

Gets the nanosecond of this local time within the second, in the range 0 to 999,999,999 inclusive.
Since 2.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public int NanosecondOfSecond { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Int32 The nanosecond of this local time within the second, in the range 0 to 999,999,999 inclusive.

Noon

Local time at noon, i.e. 12 hours, 0 minutes, 0 seconds.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public static LocalTime Noon { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
LocalTime

Second

Gets the second of this local time within the minute, in the range 0 to 59 inclusive.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public int Second { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Int32 The second of this local time within the minute, in the range 0 to 59 inclusive.

TickOfDay

Gets the tick of this local time within the day, in the range 0 to 863,999,999,999 inclusive.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public long TickOfDay { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Int64 The tick of this local time within the day, in the range 0 to 863,999,999,999 inclusive.
Remarks
If the value does not fall on a tick boundary, it will be truncated towards zero.

TickOfSecond

Gets the tick of this local time within the second, in the range 0 to 9,999,999 inclusive.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public int TickOfSecond { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
Int32 The tick of this local time within the second, in the range 0 to 9,999,999 inclusive.

Methods

Add(LocalTime, Period)

Adds the specified period to the time. Friendly alternative to operator+().
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public static LocalTime Add(LocalTime time, Period period)
Parameters
Type Name Description
LocalTime time The time to add the period to
Period period The period to add. Must not contain any (non-zero) date units.
Returns
Type Description
LocalTime The sum of the given time and period
Exceptions
Type Condition
ArgumentNullException period is null.

CompareTo(LocalTime)

Indicates whether this time is earlier, later or the same as another one.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public int CompareTo(LocalTime other)
Parameters
Type Name Description
LocalTime other The other date/time to compare this one with
Returns
Type Description
Int32 A value less than zero if this time is earlier than other; zero if this time is the same as other; a value greater than zero if this time is later than other.

Equals(LocalTime)

Compares this local time with the specified one for equality, by checking whether the two values represent the exact same local time, down to the tick.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public bool Equals(LocalTime other)
Parameters
Type Name Description
LocalTime other The other local time to compare this one with
Returns
Type Description
Boolean True if the specified time is equal to this one; false otherwise

Equals(Object)

Compares this local time with the specified reference. A local time is only equal to another local time with the same underlying tick value.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public override bool Equals(object obj)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Object obj The object to compare this one with
Returns
Type Description
Boolean True if the specified value is a local time which is equal to this one; false otherwise
Overrides

FromHourMinuteSecondMillisecondTick(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32)

Factory method to create a local time at the given hour, minute, second, millisecond and tick within millisecond.
Since 1.4.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public static LocalTime FromHourMinuteSecondMillisecondTick(int hour, int minute, int second, int millisecond, int tickWithinMillisecond)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Int32 hour The hour of day.
Int32 minute The minute of the hour.
Int32 second The second of the minute.
Int32 millisecond The millisecond of the second.
Int32 tickWithinMillisecond The tick within the millisecond.
Returns
Type Description
LocalTime The resulting time.
Exceptions
Type Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException The parameters do not form a valid time.

FromHourMinuteSecondNanosecond(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int64)

Factory method for creating a local time from the hour of day, minute of hour, second of minute, and nanosecond of second.
Since 2.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public static LocalTime FromHourMinuteSecondNanosecond(int hour, int minute, int second, long nanosecondWithinSecond)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Int32 hour The hour of day in the desired time, in the range [0, 23].
Int32 minute The minute of hour in the desired time, in the range [0, 59].
Int32 second The second of minute in the desired time, in the range [0, 59].
Int64 nanosecondWithinSecond The nanosecond within the second in the desired time, in the range [0, 999999999].
Returns
Type Description
LocalTime The resulting time.
Remarks
This is not a constructor overload as it would have the same signature as the one taking millisecond of second.
Exceptions
Type Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException The parameters do not form a valid time.

FromHourMinuteSecondTick(Int32, Int32, Int32, Int32)

Factory method for creating a local time from the hour of day, minute of hour, second of minute, and tick of second.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public static LocalTime FromHourMinuteSecondTick(int hour, int minute, int second, int tickWithinSecond)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Int32 hour The hour of day in the desired time, in the range [0, 23].
Int32 minute The minute of hour in the desired time, in the range [0, 59].
Int32 second The second of minute in the desired time, in the range [0, 59].
Int32 tickWithinSecond The tick within the second in the desired time, in the range [0, 9999999].
Returns
Type Description
LocalTime The resulting time.
Remarks
This is not a constructor overload as it would have the same signature as the one taking millisecond of second.
Exceptions
Type Condition
ArgumentOutOfRangeException The parameters do not form a valid time.

FromMillisecondsSinceMidnight(Int32)

Factory method for creating a local time from the number of milliseconds which have elapsed since midnight.
Since 1.1.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public static LocalTime FromMillisecondsSinceMidnight(int milliseconds)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Int32 milliseconds The number of milliseconds, in the range [0, 86,399,999]
Returns
Type Description
LocalTime The resulting time.

FromSecondsSinceMidnight(Int32)

Factory method for creating a local time from the number of seconds which have elapsed since midnight.
Since 1.1.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public static LocalTime FromSecondsSinceMidnight(int seconds)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Int32 seconds The number of seconds, in the range [0, 86,399]
Returns
Type Description
LocalTime The resulting time.

FromTicksSinceMidnight(Int64)

Factory method for creating a local time from the number of ticks which have elapsed since midnight.
Since 1.1.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public static LocalTime FromTicksSinceMidnight(long ticks)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Int64 ticks The number of ticks, in the range [0, 863,999,999,999]
Returns
Type Description
LocalTime The resulting time.

GetHashCode()

Returns a hash code for this local time.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public override int GetHashCode()
Returns
Type Description
Int32 A hash code for this local time.
Overrides

Minus(LocalTime)

Subtracts the specified time from this time, returning the result as a Period. Fluent alternative to operator-().
Since 2.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public Period Minus(LocalTime time)
Parameters
Type Name Description
LocalTime time The time to subtract from this
Returns
Type Description
Period The difference between the specified time and this one (The value returned is never null.)

Minus(Period)

Subtracts the specified period from this time. Fluent alternative to operator-().
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public LocalTime Minus(Period period)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Period period The period to subtract. Must not contain any (non-zero) date units.
Returns
Type Description
LocalTime The result of subtracting the given period from this time.
Exceptions
Type Condition
ArgumentNullException period is null.

On(LocalDate)

Combines this LocalTime with the given LocalDate into a single LocalDateTime. Fluent alternative to operator+().
Since 1.3.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public LocalDateTime On(LocalDate date)
Parameters
Type Name Description
LocalDate date The date to combine with this time
Returns
Type Description
LocalDateTime The LocalDateTime representation of the given time on this date

Plus(Period)

Adds the specified period to this time. Fluent alternative to operator+().
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public LocalTime Plus(Period period)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Period period The period to add. Must not contain any (non-zero) date units.
Returns
Type Description
LocalTime The sum of this time and the given period
Exceptions
Type Condition
ArgumentNullException period is null.

PlusHours(Int64)

Returns a new LocalTime representing the current value with the given number of hours added.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public LocalTime PlusHours(long hours)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Int64 hours The number of hours to add
Returns
Type Description
LocalTime The current value plus the given number of hours.
Remarks
If the value goes past the start or end of the day, it wraps - so 11pm plus two hours is 1am, for example.

PlusMilliseconds(Int64)

Returns a new LocalTime representing the current value with the given number of milliseconds added.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public LocalTime PlusMilliseconds(long milliseconds)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Int64 milliseconds The number of milliseconds to add
Returns
Type Description
LocalTime The current value plus the given number of milliseconds.

PlusMinutes(Int64)

Returns a new LocalTime representing the current value with the given number of minutes added.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public LocalTime PlusMinutes(long minutes)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Int64 minutes The number of minutes to add
Returns
Type Description
LocalTime The current value plus the given number of minutes.
Remarks
If the value goes past the start or end of the day, it wraps - so 11pm plus 120 minutes is 1am, for example.

PlusNanoseconds(Int64)

Returns a new LocalTime representing the current value with the given number of nanoseconds added.
Since 2.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public LocalTime PlusNanoseconds(long nanoseconds)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Int64 nanoseconds The number of nanoseconds to add
Returns
Type Description
LocalTime The current value plus the given number of ticks.

PlusSeconds(Int64)

Returns a new LocalTime representing the current value with the given number of seconds added.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public LocalTime PlusSeconds(long seconds)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Int64 seconds The number of seconds to add
Returns
Type Description
LocalTime The current value plus the given number of seconds.
Remarks
If the value goes past the start or end of the day, it wraps - so 11:59pm plus 120 seconds is 12:01am, for example.

PlusTicks(Int64)

Returns a new LocalTime representing the current value with the given number of ticks added.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public LocalTime PlusTicks(long ticks)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Int64 ticks The number of ticks to add
Returns
Type Description
LocalTime The current value plus the given number of ticks.

Subtract(LocalTime, LocalTime)

Subtracts one time from another, returning the result as a Period with units of years, months and days.
Since 2.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public static Period Subtract(LocalTime lhs, LocalTime rhs)
Parameters
Type Name Description
LocalTime lhs The time to subtract from
LocalTime rhs The time to subtract
Returns
Type Description
Period The result of subtracting one time from another. (The value returned is never null.)
Remarks
This is simply a convenience method for calling Between(LocalTime, LocalTime).

Subtract(LocalTime, Period)

Subtracts the specified period from the time. Friendly alternative to operator-().
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public static LocalTime Subtract(LocalTime time, Period period)
Parameters
Type Name Description
LocalTime time The time to subtract the period from
Period period The period to subtract. Must not contain any (non-zero) date units.
Returns
Type Description
LocalTime The result of subtracting the given period from the time.
Exceptions
Type Condition
ArgumentNullException period is null.

ToString()

Returns a String that represents this instance.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public override string ToString()
Returns
Type Description
String The value of the current instance in the default format pattern ("T"), using the current thread's culture to obtain a format provider.
Overrides

ToString(String, IFormatProvider)

Formats the value of the current instance using the specified pattern.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public string ToString(string patternText, IFormatProvider formatProvider)
Parameters
Type Name Description
String patternText The String specifying the pattern to use, or null to use the default format pattern ("T").
IFormatProvider formatProvider The IFormatProvider to use when formatting the value, or null to use the current thread's culture to obtain a format provider.
Returns
Type Description
String A String containing the value of the current instance in the specified format.

With(Func<LocalTime, LocalTime>)

Returns this time, with the given adjuster applied to it.
Since 2.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public LocalTime With(Func<LocalTime, LocalTime> adjuster)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Func<LocalTime, LocalTime> adjuster The adjuster to apply.
Returns
Type Description
LocalTime The adjusted time.
Remarks
If the adjuster attempts to construct an invalid time, any exception thrown by that construction attempt will be propagated through this method.
Exceptions
Type Condition
ArgumentNullException adjuster is null.

Operators

Addition(LocalTime, Period)

Creates a new local time by adding a period to an existing time. The period must not contain any date-related units (days etc) with non-zero values.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public static LocalTime operator +(LocalTime time, Period period)
Parameters
Type Name Description
LocalTime time The time to add the period to
Period period The period to add
Returns
Type Description
LocalTime The result of adding the period to the time, wrapping via midnight if necessary
Exceptions
Type Condition
ArgumentNullException period is null.

Equality(LocalTime, LocalTime)

Compares two local times for equality, by checking whether they represent the exact same local time, down to the tick.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public static bool operator ==(LocalTime lhs, LocalTime rhs)
Parameters
Type Name Description
LocalTime lhs The first value to compare
LocalTime rhs The second value to compare
Returns
Type Description
Boolean True if the two times are the same; false otherwise

GreaterThan(LocalTime, LocalTime)

Compares two LocalTime values to see if the left one is strictly later than the right one.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public static bool operator>(LocalTime lhs, LocalTime rhs)
Parameters
Type Name Description
LocalTime lhs First operand of the comparison
LocalTime rhs Second operand of the comparison
Returns
Type Description
Boolean true if the lhs is strictly later than rhs, false otherwise.

GreaterThanOrEqual(LocalTime, LocalTime)

Compares two LocalTime values to see if the left one is later than or equal to the right one.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public static bool operator >=(LocalTime lhs, LocalTime rhs)
Parameters
Type Name Description
LocalTime lhs First operand of the comparison
LocalTime rhs Second operand of the comparison
Returns
Type Description
Boolean true if the lhs is later than or equal to rhs, false otherwise.

Inequality(LocalTime, LocalTime)

Compares two local times for inequality.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public static bool operator !=(LocalTime lhs, LocalTime rhs)
Parameters
Type Name Description
LocalTime lhs The first value to compare
LocalTime rhs The second value to compare
Returns
Type Description
Boolean False if the two times are the same; true otherwise

LessThan(LocalTime, LocalTime)

Compares two LocalTime values to see if the left one is strictly earlier than the right one.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public static bool operator <(LocalTime lhs, LocalTime rhs)
Parameters
Type Name Description
LocalTime lhs First operand of the comparison
LocalTime rhs Second operand of the comparison
Returns
Type Description
Boolean true if the lhs is strictly earlier than rhs, false otherwise.

LessThanOrEqual(LocalTime, LocalTime)

Compares two LocalTime values to see if the left one is earlier than or equal to the right one.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public static bool operator <=(LocalTime lhs, LocalTime rhs)
Parameters
Type Name Description
LocalTime lhs First operand of the comparison
LocalTime rhs Second operand of the comparison
Returns
Type Description
Boolean true if the lhs is earlier than or equal to rhs, false otherwise.

Subtraction(LocalTime, LocalTime)

Subtracts one time from another, returning the result as a Period.
Since 2.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public static Period operator -(LocalTime lhs, LocalTime rhs)
Parameters
Type Name Description
LocalTime lhs The time to subtract from
LocalTime rhs The time to subtract
Returns
Type Description
Period The result of subtracting one time from another. (The value returned is never null.)
Remarks
This is simply a convenience operator for calling Between(LocalTime, LocalTime).

Subtraction(LocalTime, Period)

Creates a new local time by subtracting a period from an existing time. The period must not contain any date-related units (days etc) with non-zero values. This is a convenience operator over the Minus(Period) method.
Since 1.0.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
public static LocalTime operator -(LocalTime time, Period period)
Parameters
Type Name Description
LocalTime time The time to subtract the period from
Period period The period to subtract
Returns
Type Description
LocalTime The result of subtract the period from the time, wrapping via midnight if necessary
Exceptions
Type Condition
ArgumentNullException period is null.

Explicit Interface Implementations

IComparable.CompareTo(Object)

Implementation of CompareTo(Object) to compare two LocalTimes.
Since 1.1.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
int IComparable.CompareTo(object obj)
Parameters
Type Name Description
Object obj The object to compare this value with.
Returns
Type Description
Int32 The result of comparing this LocalTime with another one; see CompareTo(LocalTime) for general details. If obj is null, this method returns a value greater than 0.
Remarks
This uses explicit interface implementation to avoid it being called accidentally. The generic implementation should usually be preferred.
Exceptions
Type Condition
ArgumentException obj is non-null but does not refer to an instance of LocalTime.

ISerializable.GetObjectData(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext)

Implementation of GetObjectData(SerializationInfo, StreamingContext).
Since 1.2.x
Availability net45
Declaration
[SecurityCritical]
void ISerializable.GetObjectData(SerializationInfo info, StreamingContext context)
Parameters
Type Name Description
SerializationInfo info The SerializationInfo to populate with data.
StreamingContext context The destination for this serialization.
Exceptions
Type Condition
ArgumentNullException info is null.

IXmlSerializable.GetSchema()

Since 1.2.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
XmlSchema IXmlSerializable.GetSchema()
Returns
Type Description
XmlSchema

IXmlSerializable.ReadXml(XmlReader)

Since 1.2.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
void IXmlSerializable.ReadXml(XmlReader reader)
Parameters
Type Name Description
XmlReader reader
Exceptions
Type Condition
ArgumentNullException reader is null.

IXmlSerializable.WriteXml(XmlWriter)

Since 1.2.x
Availability net45, netstandard1.3
Declaration
void IXmlSerializable.WriteXml(XmlWriter writer)
Parameters
Type Name Description
XmlWriter writer
Exceptions
Type Condition
ArgumentNullException writer is null.

Implements