Write a function that takes the time as three integer arguments (hours, minutes and seconds) and ret...

ahmed sami

Write a function that takes the time as three integer arguments (hours, minutes and seconds) and returns the number of seconds since the last time the clock "struck 12." Use this function to calculate the amount of time in seconds between two times, both of which are within one 12-hour cycle of the clock.

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Vulpes14y ago
Accepted answer
Try:

using System;

class Program
{
static void Main()
{
int hours, minutes, seconds;
int[] numSeconds = new int[2];

for(int i = 1; i <= 2; i++)
{
Console.WriteLine("Enter components of time {0} :", i);

while(true)
{
Console.Write(" Please enter hours 1 to 12 : ");
bool isValid = int.TryParse(Console.ReadLine(), out hours);
if (isValid && hours >= 1 && hours <= 12) break;
Console.WriteLine("Not valid, please re-enter");
}

while(true)
{
Console.Write(" Please enter minutes 0 to 59 : ");
bool isValid = int.TryParse(Console.ReadLine(), out minutes);
if (isValid && minutes >= 0 && minutes <= 59) break;
Console.WriteLine("Not valid, please re-enter");
}

while(true)
{
Console.Write(" Please enter seconds 0 to 59 : ");
bool isValid = int.TryParse(Console.ReadLine(), out seconds);
if (isValid && seconds >= 0 && seconds <= 59) break;
Console.WriteLine("Not valid, please re-enter");
}

numSeconds[i - 1] = SecondsSince12(hours, minutes, seconds);
Console.WriteLine();
}

int elapsed = Math.Abs(numSeconds[1] - numSeconds[0]);
Console.WriteLine("The number of seconds between these two times is {0}", elapsed);
Console.ReadKey();
}

static int SecondsSince12(int hours, int minutes, int seconds)
{
if (hours == 12) hours = 0;
return hours * 3600 + minutes * 60 + seconds;
}
}
Hemant Srivastava14y ago
Try this one and see if it works:

private double FindElapsedTime(int hh, int mm, int ss)
{
// Insert today's Date and given time
DateTime dt = new DateTime(DateTime.Now.Year, DateTime.Now.Month, DateTime.Now.Day, hh, mm, ss);
DateTime dt_midNight = new DateTime(DateTime.Now.Year, DateTime.Now.Month, DateTime.Now.Day, 0, 0, 0);
TimeSpan ts = new TimeSpan();
ts = dt-dt_midNight;
return ts.TotalSeconds;
}

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Thanks