std::timespec_get (3) - Linux Manuals

std::timespec_get: std::timespec_get

NAME

std::timespec_get - std::timespec_get

Synopsis

Defined in header <ctime>
int timespec_get( std::timespec* ts, int base) (since C++17)
#define TIME_UTC /* implementation-defined */ (since C++17)

1) Modifies the std::timespec object pointed to by ts to hold the current calendar time in the time base base.
2) Expands to a value suitable for use as the base argument of std::timespec_get
Other macro constants beginning with TIME_ may be provided by the implementation to indicate additional time bases
If base is TIME_UTC, then

* ts->tv_sec is set to the number of seconds since an implementation defined epoch, truncated to a whole value
* ts->tv_nsec member is set to the integral number of nanoseconds, rounded to the resolution of the system clock

Parameters

ts - pointer to an object of type std::timespec
base - TIME_UTC or another nonzero integer value indicating the time base

Return value

The value of base if successful, zero otherwise.

Notes

The POSIX function clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME,_ts) may also be used to populate a std::timespec with the time since the Epoch.

Example

// Run this code

  #include <cstdio>
  #include <ctime>

  int main()
  {
      std::timespec ts;
      std::timespec_get(&ts, TIME_UTC);
      char buf[100];
      std::strftime(buf, sizeof buf, "%D %T", std::gmtime(&ts.tv_sec));
      std::printf("Current time: %s.%09ld UTC\n", buf, ts.tv_nsec);
  }

Possible output:

  Current time: 06/24/16 20:07:42.949494132 UTC