Android Question Trying to compare current time using TimeParse

[rleiman]

Hi Everyone,

Can you tell me where I made mistakes?

I'm trying to see if the current time is equal or greater than a value stored in a label view text property.

Thanks.

Sub TheTimeIsInTheSilentPeriods() As Boolean
   
    Dim blnReturnValue As Boolean = False
    Dim lngTicksNow As Long = DateTime.Now
    Dim lngTicksStartTime As Long = DateTime.TimeParse(strSilentPeriod1Start)   

    If lngTicksNow => lngTicksStartTime Then
        ToastMessageShow("The time is part of the silent period.", False)
    End If
   
    Return blnReturnValue
End Sub

 

[LucaMs]

What is the format of strSilentPeriod1Start?

Maybe you need to use DateTime.DateTimeParse.

You could also use DateUtils.PeriodBetween.

[I would pass strSilentPeriod1Start as parameter instead of use a global variable]

 

[rleiman]

Hi LucaMs,

Thanks for the reply.

strSilentPeriod1Start looks like this:
14:53

Could you show a code sample? My code gives a Java error when I try to compile it. Looks like the error is at the If statement.

When the code is working, I will be using strSilentPeriod1Start, strSilentPeriod1End, strSilentPeriod2Start, strSilentPeriod2End. There will be a total of 5 starting and ending silent periods to be tested against the current time.

Thanks.

 

[Erel]

Date / time ticks are regular numbers. You can compare them like you compare any two numbers.

Ticks = Number of milliseconds since 1/1/1970 00:00 (GMT).

 

[rleiman]

Here is a screen shot of the Java error.

 

[Erel]

It should >=

 

[rleiman]

Thanks Erel.

That worked.