# GetTimeStampForMsg Method - neoVI API

This method calculates the timestamp for a message, based on the connected hardware type, and converts it to a usable variable.

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```cpp
int _stdcall icsneoGetTimeStampForMsg(void * hObject, icsSpyMessage *pMsg, icsSpyMessage *pMsg, double *pTimeStamp);
```

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```vbnet
Public Declare Function icsneoGetTimeStampForMsg Lib “icsneo40.dll” (ByVal hObject As IntPtr, ByRef pMsg As icsSpyMessage, ByRef pTimeStamp As Double) As Int32
```

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```csharp
[DllImport(“icsneo40.dll”)] public static extern IntPtr icsneoGetTimeStampForMsg(Int32 hObject, ref icsSpyMessage pMsg, ref double pTimeStamp);
```

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**Parameters**

hObject

\[in] Specifies the driver object created by [OpenNeoDevice](/neovi-api/win32-api-overview-intrepidcs-api/basic-functions-overview-intrepidcs-api/openneodevice-method-intrepidcs-api.md).

pMsg

\[in] The message to be used for calculating timestamp.

pTimeStamp

\[out] The calculated timestamp.

**Return Values**

Returns 1 if successful, 0 if an error occurred. [GetLastAPIError](/neovi-api/win32-api-overview-intrepidcs-api/error-functions-overview-intrepidcs-api/getlastapierror-method-intrepidcs-api.md) must be called to obtain the specific error. The errors that can be generated by this function are:

NEOVI\_ERROR\_DLL\_NEOVI\_NO\_RESPONSE = 75

**Remarks**

Different models of neoVI devices have different time resolutions. This function uses the proper formula to calculate a timestamp based on the connected device type.

### Examples

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```cpp
int hObject;
int iResult;
double dTimeStamp;
icsSpyMessage Msg;

iResult = icsneoGetTimeStampForMsg(m_hObject, &Msg, &dTimeStamp);
```

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```vbnet
Dim iResult As Integer
Dim dTimeStamp As Double
icsSpyMessage Msg;

iResult = icsneoGetTimeStampForMsg(m_hObject, Msg, dTimeStamp)
```

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{% tab title="C# Example" %}

```csharp
int iResult;
long lTimeStamp;
icsSpyMessage Msg;

iResult = icsNeoDll.icsneoGetTimeStampForMsg(m_hObject, ref Msg, ref dTimeStamp);
```

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