ftime(2) [posix man page]
FTIME(P) POSIX Programmer's Manual FTIME(P) NAME
ftime - get date and time (LEGACY) SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/timeb.h> int ftime(struct timeb *tp); DESCRIPTION
The ftime() function shall set the time and millitm members of the timeb structure pointed to by tp to contain the seconds and milliseconds portions, respectively, of the current time in seconds since the Epoch. The contents of the timezone and dstflag members of tp after a call to ftime() are unspecified. The system clock need not have millisecond granularity. Depending on any granularity (particularly a granularity of one) renders code non- portable. RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, the ftime() function shall return 0; otherwise, -1 shall be returned. ERRORS
No errors are defined. The following sections are informative. EXAMPLES
Getting the Current Time and Date The following example shows how to get the current system time values using the ftime() function. The timeb structure pointed to by tp is filled with the current system time values for time and millitm. #include <sys/timeb.h> struct timeb tp; int status; ... status = ftime(&tp); APPLICATION USAGE
For applications portability, the time() function should be used to determine the current time instead of ftime(). Realtime applications should use clock_gettime() to determine the current time instead of ftime(). RATIONALE
None. FUTURE DIRECTIONS
This function may be withdrawn in a future version. SEE ALSO
clock_getres() , ctime() , gettimeofday() , time() , the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <sys/timeb.h> COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technol- ogy -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html . IEEE
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This manual page is part of the POSIX Programmer's Manual. The Linux implementation of this interface may differ (consult the correspond- ing Linux manual page for details of Linux behavior), or the interface may not be implemented on Linux. NAME
ftime - get date and time (LEGACY) SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/timeb.h> int ftime(struct timeb *tp); DESCRIPTION
The ftime() function shall set the time and millitm members of the timeb structure pointed to by tp to contain the seconds and milliseconds portions, respectively, of the current time in seconds since the Epoch. The contents of the timezone and dstflag members of tp after a call to ftime() are unspecified. The system clock need not have millisecond granularity. Depending on any granularity (particularly a granularity of one) renders code non- portable. RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion, the ftime() function shall return 0; otherwise, -1 shall be returned. ERRORS
No errors are defined. The following sections are informative. EXAMPLES
Getting the Current Time and Date The following example shows how to get the current system time values using the ftime() function. The timeb structure pointed to by tp is filled with the current system time values for time and millitm. #include <sys/timeb.h> struct timeb tp; int status; ... status = ftime(&tp); APPLICATION USAGE
For applications portability, the time() function should be used to determine the current time instead of ftime(). Realtime applications should use clock_gettime() to determine the current time instead of ftime(). RATIONALE
None. FUTURE DIRECTIONS
This function may be withdrawn in a future version. SEE ALSO
clock_getres(), ctime(), gettimeofday(), time(), the Base Definitions volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, <sys/timeb.h> COPYRIGHT
Portions of this text are reprinted and reproduced in electronic form from IEEE Std 1003.1, 2003 Edition, Standard for Information Technol- ogy -- Portable Operating System Interface (POSIX), The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 6, Copyright (C) 2001-2003 by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc and The Open Group. In the event of any discrepancy between this version and the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard, the original IEEE and The Open Group Standard is the referee document. The original Standard can be obtained online at http://www.opengroup.org/unix/online.html . IEEE
/The Open Group 2003 FTIME(3P)