Validating time

Is there such a type as "days"?

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Originally Posted by Elysia

Is there such a type as "days"?

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Yep! Got it to compile now... One issue though, Is this function accurate? I mean should return_days calculation consider hours and minutes as well?

Code:

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void Contract::CalculateNoOfDays(Date issue_dt, Date return_dt)
{
        using namespace boost::gregorian;

        std::ostringstream issue_dymonyr, return_dymonyr;

        issue_dymonyr << issue_dt.getMonth() << "-" << issue_dt.getDay() << "-" << issue_dt.getYear();
        return_dymonyr << return_dt.getMonth() << "-" << return_dt.getDay() << "-" << return_dt.getYear();
       
        try {
          date issuedDate(from_simple_string(issue_dymonyr.str()));
          date returnDate(from_simple_string(return_dymonyr.str()));
          days rental_days = returnDate - issuedDate;
        }
        catch(...) {
                std::cout << "Bad date entered: " << issue_dymonyr.str() << return_dymonyr.str() << std::endl;
        }
}

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[EDIT}
Not forgetting how to convert from days to a normal integer value [/EDIT]

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Originally Posted by csonx_p

Yep! Got it to compile now... One issue though, Is this function accurate? I mean should return_days calculation consider hours and minutes as well?

Code:

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void Contract::CalculateNoOfDays(Date issue_dt, Date return_dt)
{
        using namespace boost::gregorian;

        std::ostringstream issue_dymonyr, return_dymonyr;

        issue_dymonyr << issue_dt.getMonth() << "-" << issue_dt.getDay() << "-" << issue_dt.getYear();
        return_dymonyr << return_dt.getMonth() << "-" << return_dt.getDay() << "-" << return_dt.getYear();
       
        try {
          date issuedDate(from_simple_string(issue_dymonyr.str()));
          date returnDate(from_simple_string(return_dymonyr.str()));
          days rental_days = returnDate - issuedDate;
        }
        catch(...) {
                std::cout << "Bad date entered: " << issue_dymonyr.str() << return_dymonyr.str() << std::endl;
        }
}

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[EDIT}
Not forgetting how to convert from days to a normal integer value [/EDIT]

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this seems to compile

Code:

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int  contractDays = rental_days.days();

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Still worried about if the results are accurate since hours and minutes are not explicitly specified...

Maybe you want to take a look at the examples?
http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/1_37_0...te_period_calc
They might give you some insight. Be sure to consult the documentation for the classes, as well. There might be something there.

I am not familiar with Boost::DateTime, however, so I cannot say.