_strtime - Copy Time

Syntax

#include <time.h>
char *_strtime(char *time);

Description

• strtime copies the current time into the buffer that time points to. The format is:

     hh:mm:ss
  

  where

  hh represents the hour in 24-hour notation,
  mm represents the minutes past the hour,
  ss represents the number of seconds.

  For example, the string 18:23:44 represents 23 minutes and 44 seconds past 6 p.m.

  The buffer must be at least 9 bytes.

  Note: The time and date functions begin at 00:00:00 Coordinated Universal Time, January 1, 1970.

Returns

• strtime returns a pointer to the buffer. There is no error return.
Example Code

This example prints the current time:

#include <stdio.h>#include <time.h>

int main(void)
{
   char buffer[9];

   printf("The current time is %s \n", _strtime(buffer));
   return 0;

   /****************************************************************************
      The output should be similar to:

      The current time is 16:47:22
   ****************************************************************************/
}

Related Information

• asctime
  
• ctime
  
• gmtime
  
• localtime
  
• mktime
  
• time
  
• tzset

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