Schedule.GetFreePeriod Method (DateTime, DateTime, TimeSpan, ResourceCollection(Contact))

Returns the next period after the specified date with the specified duration, which is not occupied by items associated with the specified contacts.

Namespace: MindFusion.Scheduling
Assembly: MindFusion.Scheduling

 Syntax

C#

public DateTime GetFreePeriod (
    DateTime from,
    DateTime to,
    TimeSpan duration,
    ResourceCollection<Contact> contacts
)

Visual Basic

Public Function GetFreePeriod( _
    from As DateTime, _
    to As DateTime, _
    duration As TimeSpan, _
    contacts As ResourceCollection(Of Contact) _
) As DateTime

 Parameters

from

The start date of the interval in which to search for a free period.

to

The end date of the interval in which to search for a free period.

duration

The required minimum duration of the period.

contacts

The contacts whose items should be considered when looking for the free period.

 Return Value

A DateTime object representing the start time of the period found or DateTime.MinValue if none.

 Remarks

If there are recurring items associated with a resource in the specified collection, the function execution might take very long if a period with the specified duration doesn't exist.