Return a unique identifier based on system's full date (yyyymmdd) and time (hhmissms).

   
 

// crudwork
// Copyright 2004 by Steve T. Pham (http://www.crudwork.com)
//
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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;

namespace crudwork.Utilities
{
  /// <summary>
  /// Date Utility
  /// </summary>
  public class DateUtil
  {
    
    /// <summary>
    /// Return a unique identifier based on system&#039;s full date (yyyymmdd) and time (hhmissms).
    /// 
    /// Output sample: 2006040212445099
    /// </summary>
    public static string UniqueID
    {
      get
      {
        DateTime date = DateTime.Now;

        string uniqueID = String.Format(
          "{0:0000}{1:00}{2:00}{3:00}{4:00}{5:00}{6:000}",
          date.Year, date.Month, date.Day,
          date.Hour, date.Minute, date.Second, date.Millisecond
          );
        return uniqueID;
      }
    }
   }
}