std::chrono::time_point

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Defined in header <chrono>

template<

    class Clock,
    class Duration = typename Clock::duration

> class time_point;
(since C++11)

Class template std::chrono::time_point represents a point in time. It is implemented as if storing the value of type Duration indicating the time interval from the start of the Clock's epoch.

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[edit] Member types

Member type Definition
clock Clock, the clock on which this time point is measured
duration Duration, a std::chrono::duration type used to measure the time since epoch
rep Rep, an arithmetic type representing the number of ticks of the duration
period Period, an std::ratio type representing the tick period of the duration

[edit] Member functions

constructs a new time point
(public member function)
returns the time point as duration since the start of its clock
(public member function)
modifies the time point by the given duration
(public member function)
returns the time point corresponding to the largest duration
(public member function)
returns the time point corresponding to the smallest duration
(public member function)

[edit] Non-member functions

specializes the std::common_type trait
(class template specialization)
modifies the time point by the given duration
(public member function)
compares two time points
(public member function)
converts a time point to another time point on the same clock, with a different duration
(public member function)

[edit] Example

This example prints the current time minus 24 hours

#include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <ctime>
#include <chrono>
 
int main()
{
    std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock> now = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
    std::time_t now_c = std::chrono::system_clock::to_time_t(now - std::chrono::hours(24));
    std::cout << "One day ago, the time was "
              << std::put_time(std::localtime(&now_c), "%F %T") << '\n';
}

Output:

One day ago, the time was 2011-10-25 12:00:08

[edit] See also

(C++11)
a time interval
(class template)