time.h

Overview

Related Modules:

TIME-SYS

Description:

Provides structures and functions related to the system time.

You can read and write the system time and set timers.

Since:

1.0

Version:

1.0

Summary

Data Structures

Data Structure Name

Description

timeval

Describes a period of time, accurate to microseconds.

timespec

Describes a period of time, accurate to nanoseconds.

itimerval

Describes a timer.

timezone

Describes a time zone.

Macros

Macro Name and Value

Description

ITIMER_REAL   0

Defines the timer that runs in real time.

Functions

Function Name

Description

gettimeofday (struct timeval __restrict value, void restrict ovalue)

int 

Obtains the system time and time zone.

getitimer (int w, struct itimerval old)

int 

Obtains the value of an intermittent timer.

setitimer (int w, const struct itimerval restrict value, struct itimerval __restrict ovalue)

int 

Sets the value for a timer.

settimeofday (const struct timeval tv, const struct timezone *tz)

int 

Sets the system time and time zone.