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Karim O.
Karim O.

Reputation: 1365

Convert time zone into a double

I would like to know how I can convert the timezone you get from
TimeZoneInfo.Local.BaseUtcOffset.TotalHours.ToString() (in this case, the code entered would display a number -7, my timezone). The problem is that if I enclose that line of code with a Convert.ToDouble() method, it gives an error because of the negative symbol. It wouldn't be a problem if the timezone I was in didn't have a negative symbol to it. Is there a way to get just the number and not the negative symbol? (I can figure out negative timzones later...)

Upvotes: 0

Views: 855

Answers (1)

Karl Anderson
Karl Anderson

Reputation: 34846

Get the absolute value via the Math.Abs method, like this:

int value = (int)Math.Abs(TimeZoneInfo.Local.BaseUtcOffset.TotalHours);

Note: This will make -7 return 7.

Upvotes: 4

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