C#: How do I convert a TimeSpan value to a double?

Question

How do I convert a TimeSpan value to a double in C#?

I mean I have this -08:15:00 and I want a double -08.15.

Answer 1

Despite how ambiguous this question is, for future reference, Umar was probably the closest to answering the question, as it was displayed in the title.

To get a double from a TimeSpan object, you need to pick the most significant measurement, and get the total. As the Total<x> property, will return the appropriate full value, and the fractions of that value as a decimal.

So, if you want 8:15:00, to a double - and the "8" represents Hours, then you'll want TimeSpan.TotalHours which will result in a value of 8.25.

If the "8" represents Minutes, then again, you'll use the appropriate property TimeSpan.TotalMinutes for the same result, and so on.

Answer 2

You could use TimeSpan.TotalMinutes (gets the value of the current TimeSpan structure expressed in whole and fractional minutes) or other similar properties.