Date

Date and time manipulation. More...

Functions
time_t	date_scan (const char *)
const char *	date_string (time_t)
time_t	now (void)
void	now_set (time_t)
void	now_clear (void)
void	now_unclearable (void)
time_t	time_max (void)
double	dtime ()

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Detailed Description

Date and time manipulation.

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Function Documentation

time_t date_scan

(

const char *

)

const char* date_string

(

time_t

)

double dtime

(

)

The dtime function may be used to obtain the current time, to sub-second precision.

time_t now

(

void

)

The now function is used to get the current time. It resturns a consistent result no matter how long the program has been running.

void now_clear

(

void

)

The time_clear function is used to reset the program's idea of the current time.

void now_set

(

time_t

)

The now_set function is used to set the programs idea of the current time. All future calls to now() will return this value.

void now_unclearable

(

void

)

The now_unclearable function is used by aeimport to tell now_clear that it isn't to do anything. Otherwise aeimport can't backdate the project statrt (etc).

time_t time_max

(

void

)

The time_max function is used to determine the value of the largest positive value a time_t variable may assume.