Convert datetime to UTC time, as understood by Facebook. - CSharp System

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Description

Convert datetime to UTC time, as understood by Facebook.

Demo Code


using System;//w  w w .  j a va  2 s.  c o  m

public class Main{
        /// <summary>
        /// Convert datetime to UTC time, as understood by Facebook.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="dateToConvert">The date that we need to pass to the api.</param>
        /// <returns>The number of seconds since Jan 1, 1970.</returns>
        internal static double ConvertDateToDouble(DateTime dateToConvert) {
            double result;
            DateTime utcDate = new DateTime(1970, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0);
            TimeSpan span = dateToConvert - utcDate;
            result = span.Seconds;
            return result;
        }
}

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