ctime

Converts the system time to local time.

char *ctime( const time_t *calTime);

Under Linux, ctime is not thread-safe. Use ctime_r, instead. Refer to your platform-specific documentation for details.

Return Values

A pointer to the string containing the date and time information in readable format.

Example

The following example prints out the system time. It then prints the same time value in Linux-style format using ctime.

    #include <time.h>
    // Get Linux-style time and display as number and string
    lr_message ("Time in seconds since 1/1/70: %ld\n", time(&t));
    lr_message ("Linux-style time and date: %s", ctime(&t));

Example: Output:
Time in seconds since 1/1/70: 1019382960
Linux-style time and date: Sun Apr 21 11:56:00 2002