HP C/iX Library Reference Manual (30026-90004)

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HP C/iX Library Function Descriptions

difftime

Computes the difference between two times.

Syntax

#include <time.h>

double difftime (time_t

time2

, time_t

time1

);

Parameters

time2

A time, in time_t format.

time1

A time, in time_t format.

Return Values

x Returns

time2

time1

in seconds as a double.

Description

The difftime function computes the time difference between

time2

and

time1

in seconds.

The

time2

parameter should be the later of the two times.