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.WebForms

 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

Type: DateTime
The start date and time of the interval in which to search for a free period.

to

Type: DateTime
The end date and time of the interval in which to search for a free period.

duration

Type: TimeSpan
The required minimum duration of the period.

contacts

Type: ResourceCollection(Contact)
The contacts whose items should be considered when looking for the free period.

 Return Value

Type: DateTime
An instance of the System.DateTime structure that represents 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.