Convert from date to dateTime

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I’m a bit stuck on how to convert this code from Date to DateTime:

Away_Return_Array(ArrayElement).year = Val(year(ArrayElement).Text)
Away_Return_Array(ArrayElement).month = month(ArrayElement).listIndex

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You will want to create a new DateTime Object passing the year, month etc. Something like:

Away_Return_Array(ArrayElement) = New DateTime(year(ArrayElement).Text.ToInteger, month(ArrayElement).listIndex, day, TimeZone.Current)

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This line of code can become very long. Can individual date or time elements be changed or added? I would think New DateTime would not be used in that case, Is that so?

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If you just do:

Var dt as DataTime

then all you have is a variable of type DateTime. To have that point at an actual instance of a DateTime object you’ve either got to New it or set it to refer to another instance of a DateTime. So either of these works, f’rinstance:

dt = new DateTime()
dt = DateTime.now
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So can I change individual date or time elements after the instants is created and set to a value or do I need to set all elements ( year,month,day,hour,etc) at the same time?

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You have to supply year, month, day as a minimum. If you just supply year, as in:

dt = new DateTime (2020)

then the 2020 will be taken as SecondsFrom1970. And it looks like you can’t supply y/m/d and then set hh:mm:ss subsequently, except by adding/subtracting a time interval from yoiur DateTime.

You should look up the DateTime docs, which will tell you this.

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I think “Date” was easier to use in some cases. I have a mix of both in my program for that reason.

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Yes, it was easier to use. It was also easier to get wrong. DateTime was meant to resolve some of those issues. I will continue using Date, though.