Thread: #include <time>

do i need to use time as a variable type; is it defined for that type of use?

Code:

#include <time.h>

// aditional code

int main(void)
{
     time_t // or do i just use time and then say stuff like time now, start, finish
     // additional code
}

time_t is NOT a variable, but it is a typedef for an unsigned int. So what you posted is the same as this

Code:

int main
{
   unsigned int  <<<wrong
}

This is incorrect because you did not specify a variable name

Code:

int main
{
   time_t today;  <<<right
}

If you haven't learned about structures yet, you need to understand them first.

There's some <ctime> information in the cprogramming.com FAQ too.

well ty i read a little more, i am teaching myself and without seeing code, it can be difficult. Anyway i got it i have read about typedef's