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StandardCLibrary

 

char *ctime( time_t *tp )

 

time_t *tp;      /* pointer to time_t value */

 

 

 




Synopsis

#include "time.h"

 

The ctime function converts the time contained in the time_t pointed to by tp into a static string of 26 characters. The string is null-terminated, and takes the form:

 

 

Parameters

tp is a pointer to a time_t , an arithmetic type defined in time.h , as obtainable by a call to time.

 

 

Return Value

The address of the static string is returned.

 

 

Comments

The same static string is used by all calls to ctime , successive calls will overwrite it.

 

ctime(tp) is equivalent to asctime(localtime(tp)).

 

 

See Also

time , asctime , localtime , gmtime