C library functions - ctime ()
description
C library functionschar * ctime (const time_t * timer ) Returns a string representation of local time, local time is based on the parameter timer.
Returns a string formatted asfollows: Www Mmm dd hh: mm: ss yyyywhere,Www day of theweek,Mmm is amonth-letter,dd represents the day of themonth,hh: mm: ss representstime,yyyy It represents the year.
statement
Here is ctime () function's declaration.
char *ctime(const time_t *timer)
parameter
- timer - This is a pointer to a pointer time_t object, the object contains a calendar time.
return value
This function returns a C string that contains the date and time information in a readable format.
Examples
The following example demonstrates the ctime () function is used.
#include <stdio.h> #include <time.h> int main () { time_t curtime; time(&curtime); printf("当前时间 = %s", ctime(&curtime)); return(0); }
Let's compile and run the above program, which will result in the following:
当前时间 = Mon Aug 13 08:23:14 2012