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How can I convert a Unix timestamp to DateTime in C#?

Unix time is basically the number of seconds that have passed since 1/1/1970 00:00:00 (UTC). In order to convert an unix time to a DateTime instance in C#, you will just need to add the given timestamp as milliseconds to a DateTime instance with the following date: 1/1/1970 00:00:00,

using System;

public class Example
{
	
    public static void Main()
    {
    	double unixTimeStamp = 999999999;
	DateTime dateTime = new DateTime(1970, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, DateTimeKind.Utc);
	dateTime = dateTime.AddSeconds( unixTimeStamp ).ToLocalTime();
	Console.WriteLine(dateTime);
    }
}

Output

9/9/2001 1:46:39 AM

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