DateTime.SpecifyKind() Method in C#

The DateTime.SpecifyKind() method in C# is used to create a new DateTime object that has the same number of ticks as the specified DateTime but is designated as either local time, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), or neither, as indicated by the specified DateTimeKind value.

Syntax

Following is the syntax −

public static DateTime SpecifyKind (DateTime d, DateTimeKind kind);

Above, the parameter d is the DateTime, whereas kind is One of the enumeration values that indicates whether the new object represents local time, UTC, or neither.

Example

Let us now see an example to implement the DateTime.SpecifyKind() method −

using System;
using System.Globalization;
public class Demo {
   public static void Main() {
      DateTime d = new DateTime(2019, 10, 11, 11, 10, 42);
      DateTime res = DateTime.SpecifyKind(d, DateTimeKind.Local);
      Console.WriteLine("Kind = " + res.Kind);
   }
}

Output

This will produce the following output −

Kind = Local

Example

Let us now see another example to implement the DateTime.SpecifyKind() method −

using System;
public class Demo {
   public static void Main() {
      DateTime d = new DateTime(2019, 11, 25, 10, 20, 35);
      DateTime res = DateTime.SpecifyKind(d, DateTimeKind.Utc);
      Console.WriteLine("Kind = " + res.Kind);
   }
}

Output

This will produce the following output −

Kind = Utc