This class is available for the OPUS Blackboard API. The initial OPUS 2.0 release is described here

Constructors:

System_time( )
~System_time( )

Methods:

long( )	long conversion
operator=( )	assignment
str( )	get string time

Description

Class System_time generates a time stamp based on the time of construction. It provides a long conversion which returns its value in units of seconds since 00:00 Jan. 1, 1970, and a method to format the time in a string.

See Also:

• "OPUS API Blackboard and Support Classes Design Document"

System_time::System_time - The System_time constructor.

Synopsis

System_time::System_time()

Description

The constructor fetches the current system time and places it in the object.

Exceptions Thrown

none

System_time::~System_time - The System_time destructor.

Synopsis

System_time::~System_time()

Description

This method destroys the object.

Exceptions Thrown

none

System_time::operator= - System_time assignment.

Synopsis

System_time& System_time::operator=(
                                    const System_time& ot)

Description

This method assigns the time stamp in the argument to this object.

Returns

    a reference to the object

Exceptions Thrown

none

System_time::operator long() - Convert to type long

Synopsis

System_time::operator long() const

Description

This method converts the time stamp as a long value in units of seconds since the Epoch (00:00 January 1, 1970).

Returns

    long integer time in seconds since the Epoch (00:00 Jan. 1, 1970).

Exceptions Thrown

none

System_time::str - Get string representation of time.

Synopsis

string System_time::str() const

Description

This method Places the time value in a string and returns it.

Returns

    string containing time value

Exceptions Thrown

NONE

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Last modified: 25 April 2000