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# getLocalTime

[Valid for](../../../Shared/FeatureAvailability.md): CANoe DE • CANoe:lite DE • CANoe4SW DE • CANoe4SW:lite DE

## Function Syntax

```plaintext
void getLocalTime(long time[]);
```

## 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.

## 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)

## Return Values

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## Example

```plaintext
...
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)
...
```

[getLocalTimeString](CAPLfunctionGetLocalTimeString.md)
