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mikoBasic PRO for dsPIC30/33 and PIC24
MikroElektronika
Time Library
The Time Library contains functions and type denitions for time calculations in the UNIX time format which counts the
number of seconds since the “epoch”. This is very convenient for programs that work with time intervals: the difference
between two UNIX time values is a real-time difference measured in seconds.
What is the epoch?
Originally it was dened as the beginning of 1970 GMT. (January 1, 1970 Julian day) GMT, Greenwich Mean Time, is
a traditional term for the time zone in England.
The TimeStruct type is a structure type suitable for time and date storage.
Library Routines
- Time_dateToEpoch
- Time_epochToDate
- Time_dateDiff
Time_dateToEpoch
Prototype
sub function Time_dateToEpoch(dim byref ts as TimeStruct) as longint
Description This function returns the UNIX time : number of seconds since January 1, 1970 0h00mn00s.
Parameters - ts: time and date value for calculating UNIX time.
Returns Number of seconds since January 1, 1970 0h00mn00s.
Requires Nothing.
Example
dim ts1 as TimeStruct
Epoch as longint
...
‘ what is the epoch of the date in ts ?
epoch = Time_dateToEpoch(@ts1)
Notes None.