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C# C# Streams and Data Processing Parsing Data Working with Integers

Posted by chazber
chazber
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What are Ticks?

Didn't really understand the concept.

1 Answer

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
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KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,703 Points

I just checked the transcript (@3:28).

You saw DateTime earlier, it has a property on it called ticks. DateTime.Now.Ticks, ticks are 1/10,000 of a millisecond.

chazber
chazber
4,861 Points

Thanks but what I meant was what is the relationship between time and the integer value of DateTime.Now.Ticks?