How to convert datetime to timestamp using C#/.NET (ignoring current timezone)

Question

How do I convert datetime to timestamp using C# .NET (ignoring the current timezone)?

I am using the below code:

private long ConvertToTimestamp(Date         


        

Answer 1

I'm not exactly sure what it is that you want. Do you want a TimeStamp? Then you can do something simple like:

TimeStamp ts = TimeStamp.FromTicks(value.ToUniversalTime().Ticks);

Since you named a variable epoch, do you want the Unix time equivalent of your date?

DateTime unixStart = DateTime.SpecifyKind(new DateTime(1970, 1, 1), DateTimeKind.Utc);
long epoch = (long)Math.Floor((value.ToUniversalTime() - unixStart).TotalSeconds);