Module Example
    Sub Main()
        ' Create and display a TimeSpan value of 1 tick.
        Console.Write(vbCrLf & "{0,-45}", "TimeSpan( 1 )")
        ShowTimeSpanProperties(New TimeSpan(1))

        ' Create a TimeSpan value with a large number of ticks.
        Console.Write(vbCrLf & "{0,-45}", "TimeSpan( 111222333444555 )")
        ShowTimeSpanProperties(New TimeSpan(111222333444555))

        ' This TimeSpan has all fields specified.
        Console.Write(vbCrLf & "{0,-45}", "TimeSpan( 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 )")
        ShowTimeSpanProperties(New TimeSpan( 10, 20, 30, 40, 50))

        ' This TimeSpan has all fields overflowing.
        Console.Write(vbCrLf & "{0,-45}",
                      "TimeSpan( 1111, 2222, 3333, 4444, 5555 )")
        ShowTimeSpanProperties(New TimeSpan( 1111, 2222, 3333, 4444, 5555))

        ' This TimeSpan is based on a number of days.
        Console.Write( vbCrLf & "{0,-45}", "FromDays( 20.84745602 )")
        ShowTimeSpanProperties(TimeSpan.FromDays( 20.84745602))
    End Sub

    Sub ShowTimeSpanProperties(interval As TimeSpan)
        Console.WriteLine("{0,21}", interval)
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-12}{1,8}       {2,-18}{3,21:N3}",
            "Days", interval.Days, "TotalDays", interval.TotalDays)
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-12}{1,8}       {2,-18}{3,21:N3}", "Hours", interval.Hours,
            "TotalHours", interval.TotalHours)
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-12}{1,8}       {2,-18}{3,21:N3}", "Minutes", interval.Minutes,
            "TotalMinutes", interval.TotalMinutes)
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-12}{1,8}       {2,-18}{3,21:N3}", "Seconds", interval.Seconds,
            "TotalSeconds", interval.TotalSeconds)
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-12}{1,8}       {2,-18}{3,21:N3}",
            "Milliseconds", interval.Milliseconds,
            "TotalMilliseconds", interval.TotalMilliseconds)
        Console.WriteLine("{0,-12}{1,8}       {2,-18}{3,21:N0}",
            Nothing, Nothing, "Ticks", interval.Ticks)
    End Sub 
End Module
' The example displays the following output if the current culture is en-US:
'    TimeSpan( 1 )                                     00:00:00.0000001
'    Days               0       TotalDays                         0.000
'    Hours              0       TotalHours                        0.000
'    Minutes            0       TotalMinutes                      0.000
'    Seconds            0       TotalSeconds                      0.000
'    Milliseconds       0       TotalMilliseconds                 0.000
'                               Ticks                                 1
'
'    TimeSpan( 111222333444555 )                   128.17:30:33.3444555
'    Days             128       TotalDays                       128.730
'    Hours             17       TotalHours                    3,089.509
'    Minutes           30       TotalMinutes                185,370.556
'    Seconds           33       TotalSeconds             11,122,233.344
'    Milliseconds     344       TotalMilliseconds    11,122,233,344.456
'                               Ticks               111,222,333,444,555
'
'    TimeSpan( 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 )                 10.20:30:40.0500000
'    Days              10       TotalDays                        10.855
'    Hours             20       TotalHours                      260.511
'    Minutes           30       TotalMinutes                 15,630.668
'    Seconds           40       TotalSeconds                937,840.050
'    Milliseconds      50       TotalMilliseconds       937,840,050.000
'                               Ticks                 9,378,400,500,000
'
'    TimeSpan( 1111, 2222, 3333, 4444, 5555 )     1205.22:47:09.5550000
'    Days            1205       TotalDays                     1,205.949
'    Hours             22       TotalHours                   28,942.786
'    Minutes           47       TotalMinutes              1,736,567.159
'    Seconds            9       TotalSeconds            104,194,029.555
'    Milliseconds     555       TotalMilliseconds   104,194,029,555.000
'                               Ticks             1,041,940,295,550,000
'
'    FromDays( 20.84745602 )                        20.20:20:20.2000000
'    Days              20       TotalDays                        20.847
'    Hours             20       TotalHours                      500.339
'    Minutes           20       TotalMinutes                 30,020.337
'    Seconds           20       TotalSeconds              1,801,220.200
'    Milliseconds     200       TotalMilliseconds     1,801,220,200.000
'                               Ticks                18,012,202,000,000