C#

public static DateTime 
Now
{
    get
    {
        DateTime temp ;
 
        // Set the value
 
        return ( temp ) ;
    }
}

call valuetype DateTime DateTime::get_Now()<br />
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George_George wrote:

Compared with variable instance on heap, generally speaking why operations on stack is better?

DaveyM69 wrote:

It probably is a waste but you need an instance of the DateTime struct to exist to be able to get the value!

Guffa wrote:

the Now property is static, so there is no instance existing before calling the property

public struct ExampleDateTime
{
    private int mSomeValue;
    public int SomeValue
    {
        get { return mSomeValue; }
    }
    public static void Now(out ExampleDateTime outParameter)
    {
        outParameter.mSomeValue = 1;
    }
}

ExampleDateTime example = new ExampleDateTime();
ExampleDateTime.Now(out example);

DaveyM69 wrote:

there are two DateTimes, the nowDateTime and the one returned and copied from DateTime.Now.

static void Test2(out DateTime abcd)
{
    abcd = DateTime.Now;
}

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    DateTime abcd;

    Test2(abcd);

    return;
}

DaveyM69 wrote:

In DateTime nowDateTime = DateTime.Now; there are two DateTimes, the nowDateTime and the one returned and copied from DateTime.Now.