Thread: uses for time.h

I was just wondering about the header file "time.h" i havent used it really and what information can you get from it and how (date, hour, year, etc.)

Thanks in Advance!

You can use it to get the current time

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <ctime>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
	time_t TheTime;
	time(&TheTime);

	cout <<ctime(&TheTime)<<endl;
	cin.get();
}

and you can use it to generate a random number

Code:

#include <iostream>
#include <ctime>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
	srand ((unsigned)time(0));
	int a_random_number = rand()%10; // generates a random number between 1-10

	cout <<"The number is "<<a_random_number<<endl;
	cin.get();
}

and im sure there are plenty of other uses for it

>what information can you get from it
References are good.

There's a good introduction to <ctime> / <time.h> in the Programming FAQ. (The examples in the FAQ use the "old" dot-h headers.)

Note that <ctime> uses pointers and structures. So, if you don't know about these yet, you won't fully understand <ctime>.