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Simplest method to determine if the current time is AM or PM?

Answer 1

+6 A:

If Date.Now.Hour < 12 Then ... perhaps?

Lasse V. Karlsen 2008-12-23 19:01:13

Does Date.Now.Hour always return 0-23, or could it ever return 1-12?

Bill the Lizard 2008-12-23 19:08:33

It will always return 0-23. Displaying it, thus converting it to a string, might show 0-11/12, etc. but that's a localization/display issue. The Time property will always be 00:00:00 - 23:59:59 (+ milliseconds etc.)

Lasse V. Karlsen 2008-12-23 19:15:45

See here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.datetime.hour.aspx In the remarks it says this: The value of the Hour property is always expressed using a 24-hour clock.

Lasse V. Karlsen 2008-12-23 19:16:35

Answer 2

+2 A:

Hello,

How about this:

Now.Hour > 17 ' Night Now.Hour < 5 ' Day

HTH,

Colby Africa

Colby Africa 2008-12-23 19:03:02

+1 for making the time zone issue stick out.

Peter LaComb Jr. 2008-12-23 19:04:29

Answer 3

A:

Now.ToString("t") == "A" //or //"P"

Jacob Adams 2008-12-23 19:11:38

Answer 4

+1 A:

How about this:

dim hours as int = DateTime.Now.Hour
dim str as string
if hours < 12 Then
    str = "Morning"
else if hours < 17 then
    str = "Afternoon"
else if hours > 17 then
    str = "Evening"
End If

Eppz 2008-12-23 19:13:48

And hours = 17 then str = "tea time"

Drejc 2008-12-23 19:28:17

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