Initialize a time span to zero

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using System;

public class ToString
{
   public static void Main()
   {
      TimeSpan span;

      // Initialize a time span to zero.
      span = TimeSpan.Zero;
      Console.WriteLine(FormatTimeSpan(span, true));

   }

   private static string FormatTimeSpan(TimeSpan span, bool showSign)
   {
      string sign = String.Empty;
      if (showSign && (span > TimeSpan.Zero)) 
         sign = "+";  

      return sign + span.Days.ToString("00") + "." + 
             span.Hours.ToString("00") + ":" + 
             span.Minutes.ToString("00") + ":" + 
             span.Seconds.ToString("00") + "." + 
             span.Milliseconds.ToString("000");
   }
}