time, _time32, _time64

Gets the system time.

Syntax

time_t time( time_t *destTime ); __time32_t _time32( __time32_t *destTime ); __time64_t _time64( __time64_t *destTime ); 

Parameters

destTime
Pointer to the storage location for time.

Return value

Returns the time as seconds elapsed since midnight, January 1, 1970, or -1 if there's an error.

Remarks

The time function returns the number of seconds elapsed since midnight (00:00:00), January 1, 1970, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), according to the system clock. The return value

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