Converting UTC Time to DateTime Object

Question

I have a UTC time string which I needs to convert in Datetime Object in C#.

I have tried the below sample, but its not working. Can any one help?

long ticks = long.Parse(ateOn);
DateTime ateOnDate = new DateTime(ticks,DateTimeKind.Utc);

where ateOn is UTC time in string.

What is a "UTC time string"? What does it look like? Are you talking about Unix epoch time? — Oded, Feb 09 '13 at 14:50
What do you mean "not working"? Please be specific. What happens exactly. — Mohammad Dehghan, Feb 09 '13 at 14:52
it gives me {1/2/0001 1:47:21 PM} date when i tried it with above code and put 1360417399227 in ateOn — Samee Mir, Feb 09 '13 at 14:56

I4V · Answer 1 · 2013-02-09T15:28:07.430

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long l = 1360417399227;
var dt = new DateTime(1970, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, DateTimeKind.Utc)
         .Add(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(l));

edited Feb 09 '13 at 15:28

answered Feb 09 '13 at 14:56

I4V

You got my vote. It would be useful for Samee Mir to explain why you add milliseconds and not seconds (in case of l = 1360417399) as he's confused with datetime ticks and epoch time. – Feb 09 '13 at 15:11

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