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getLocalTime

Valid for: CANoe DE • CANoe:lite DE • CANoe4SW DE • CANoe4SW:lite DE

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Function Syntax

void getLocalTime(long time[]);

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Description

Returns details to the current date and time in an array of type long. Note for use in distributed mode
  • This function always returns the local time of the user computer.

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Parameters

An array of type long with at least 9 entries. The entries of the array will be filled with the following information:
  • 0: Seconds (0 - 59)
  • 1: Minutes (0 - 59)
  • 2: Hours (0 - 23)
  • 3: Day of month (1 - 31)
  • 4: Month (0 - 11)
  • 5: Year (0 - xxx, offset of 1900, e.g. 117 = 2017)
  • 6: Day of week (0 - 6, Sunday is 0)
  • 7: Day of Year (0 - 365)
  • 8: Flag for daylight saving time (0 - 1, 1 = daylight saving time)

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Return Values

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Example

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long tm[9];
getLocalTime(tm);
// now tm contains the following entries:
// tm[0] = 3; (seconds)
// tm[1] = 51; (minutes)
// tm[2] = 16; (hours)
// tm[3] = 21; (day of month)
// tm[4] = 7; (month starting with 0)
// tm[5] = 98; (year)
// tm[6] = 5; (weekday)
// tm[7] = 232; (day of year)
// tm[8] = 1; (Summer time)
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getLocalTimeString