time.part-impl.md

time

Synopsis

#include <time.h>

time_t time(time_t *tloc);

Status

Partially implemented

Conformance

IEEE Std 1003.1-2017

Description

The time() function shall return the value of time in seconds since the Epoch.

The tloc argument points to an area where the return value is also stored. If tloc is a NULL pointer, no value is stored.

Return value

Upon successful completion, time() shall return the value of time. Otherwise, (time_t)-1 shall be returned.

Errors

The time() function may fail if:

• EOVERFLOW - the number of seconds since the Epoch will not fit in an object of type time_t.

Tests

Untested

Known bugs

None

See Also

1. Standard library functions
2. Table of Contents