alib::time Namespace Reference

Description:

This namespace of ALib provides types for calendrical date and time processing as well as for non-calendrical steady and monotonic time measurement.

Besides this reference documentation, further information is provided with ALib Module Time - Programmer's Manual.

Type Index:
class	DateTime
class	StopWatch
class	TickConverter
class	Ticks
class	TimePointBase

Function Index:
void	Bootstrap ()
Ticks &	CreationTime ()
void	Shutdown ()

Function Details:

Bootstrap()

ALIB_API void Bootstrap

(

)

---

Initializes ALib time logic. Multiple invocations of this method are ignored.

The standard bootstrap code of ALib , hence the (overloaded) functions alib::Bootstrap will call this function.

See also

For information about using this method, consult chapter 4.2 Bootstrapping Non-Camp Modules of the ALib Programmer's Manual.

Definition at line 50 of file time.cpp.

CreationTime()

ALIB_API Ticks & CreationTime

(

)

---

The time when the ticker module containing the ticker (ALIB) was initialized. This might be useful to measure the time since the process was started.

Returns

Initialization time of the module or process

Definition at line 72 of file time.cpp.

Shutdown()

ALIB_API void Shutdown

(

)

---

Frees resources and shuts down ALib time logic. Multiple invocations of this method are ignored. The standard bootstrap code of ALib , hence the (overloaded) functions alib::Shutdown will call this function.

See also

Sibling function time::Bootstrap .

Definition at line 63 of file time.cpp.