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juce::Time Class Reference

Holds an absolute date and time. More...

#include <juce_Time.h>

Collaboration diagram for juce::Time:

Public Member Functions

 Time ()=default
 Creates a Time object. More...
 
 Time (int64 millisecondsSinceEpoch) noexcept
 Creates a time based on a number of milliseconds. More...
 
 Time (int year, int month, int day, int hours, int minutes, int seconds=0, int milliseconds=0, bool useLocalTime=true) noexcept
 Creates a time from a set of date components. More...
 
 Time (const Time &)=default
 
 ~Time ()=default
 
String formatted (const String &format) const
 Converts this date/time to a string with a user-defined format. More...
 
int getDayOfMonth () const noexcept
 Returns the day of the month (in this machine's local timezone). More...
 
int getDayOfWeek () const noexcept
 Returns the number of the day of the week (in this machine's local timezone). More...
 
int getDayOfYear () const noexcept
 Returns the number of the day of the year (in this machine's local timezone). More...
 
int getHours () const noexcept
 Returns the number of hours since midnight (in this machine's local timezone). More...
 
int getHoursInAmPmFormat () const noexcept
 Returns the hours in 12-hour clock format (in this machine's local timezone). More...
 
int getMilliseconds () const noexcept
 Returns the number of milliseconds, 0 to 999. More...
 
int getMinutes () const noexcept
 Returns the number of minutes, 0 to 59 (in this machine's local timezone). More...
 
int getMonth () const noexcept
 Returns the number of the month (in this machine's local timezone). More...
 
String getMonthName (bool threeLetterVersion) const
 Returns the name of the month (in this machine's local timezone). More...
 
int getSeconds () const noexcept
 Returns the number of seconds, 0 to 59. More...
 
String getTimeZone () const
 Returns a 3-character string to indicate the local timezone. More...
 
int getUTCOffsetSeconds () const noexcept
 Returns the local timezone offset from UTC in seconds. More...
 
String getUTCOffsetString (bool includeDividerCharacters) const
 Returns a string to indicate the offset of the local timezone from UTC. More...
 
String getWeekdayName (bool threeLetterVersion) const
 Returns the name of the weekday (in this machine's local timezone). More...
 
int getYear () const noexcept
 Returns the year (in this machine's local timezone). More...
 
bool isAfternoon () const noexcept
 Returns true if the time is in the afternoon (in this machine's local timezone). More...
 
bool isDaylightSavingTime () const noexcept
 Returns true if the local timezone uses a daylight saving correction. More...
 
Timeoperator+= (RelativeTime delta) noexcept
 Adds a RelativeTime to this time. More...
 
Timeoperator-= (RelativeTime delta) noexcept
 Subtracts a RelativeTime from this time. More...
 
Timeoperator= (const Time &)=default
 
bool setSystemTimeToThisTime () const
 Tries to set the computer's clock. More...
 
String toISO8601 (bool includeDividerCharacters) const
 Returns a fully described string of this date and time in ISO-8601 format (using the local timezone). More...
 
int64 toMilliseconds () const noexcept
 Returns the time as a number of milliseconds. More...
 
String toString (bool includeDate, bool includeTime, bool includeSeconds=true, bool use24HourClock=false) const
 Returns a string version of this date and time, using this machine's local timezone. More...
 

Static Public Member Functions

static int64 currentTimeMillis () noexcept
 Returns the current system time. More...
 
static Time fromISO8601 (StringRef iso8601)
 Parses an ISO-8601 string and returns it as a Time. More...
 
static uint32 getApproximateMillisecondCounter () noexcept
 Less-accurate but faster version of getMillisecondCounter(). More...
 
static Time getCompilationDate ()
 Returns a Time based on the value of the DATE macro when this module was compiled. More...
 
static Time getCurrentTime () noexcept
 Returns a Time object that is set to the current system time. More...
 
static int64 getHighResolutionTicks () noexcept
 Returns the current high-resolution counter's tick-count. More...
 
static int64 getHighResolutionTicksPerSecond () noexcept
 Returns the resolution of the high-resolution counter in ticks per second. More...
 
static uint32 getMillisecondCounter () noexcept
 Returns the number of millisecs since a fixed event (usually system startup). More...
 
static double getMillisecondCounterHiRes () noexcept
 Returns the number of millisecs since a fixed event (usually system startup). More...
 
static String getMonthName (int monthNumber, bool threeLetterVersion)
 Returns the name of one of the months. More...
 
static String getWeekdayName (int dayNumber, bool threeLetterVersion)
 Returns the name of a day of the week. More...
 
static double highResolutionTicksToSeconds (int64 ticks) noexcept
 Converts a number of high-resolution ticks into seconds. More...
 
static int64 secondsToHighResolutionTicks (double seconds) noexcept
 Converts a number seconds into high-resolution ticks. More...
 
static void waitForMillisecondCounter (uint32 targetTime) noexcept
 Waits until the getMillisecondCounter() reaches a given value. More...
 

Private Attributes

int64 millisSinceEpoch = 0
 

Detailed Description

Holds an absolute date and time.

Internally, the time is stored at millisecond precision.

See also
RelativeTime

{Core}

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

◆ Time() [1/4]

juce::Time::Time ( )
default

Creates a Time object.

This default constructor creates a time of midnight Jan 1st 1970 UTC, (which is represented internally as 0ms). To create a time object representing the current time, use getCurrentTime().

See also
getCurrentTime

◆ Time() [2/4]

juce::Time::Time ( int64  millisecondsSinceEpoch)
explicitnoexcept

Creates a time based on a number of milliseconds.

To create a time object set to the current time, use getCurrentTime().

Parameters
millisecondsSinceEpochthe number of milliseconds since the unix 'epoch' (midnight Jan 1st 1970 UTC).
See also
getCurrentTime, currentTimeMillis

◆ Time() [3/4]

juce::Time::Time ( int  year,
int  month,
int  day,
int  hours,
int  minutes,
int  seconds = 0,
int  milliseconds = 0,
bool  useLocalTime = true 
)
noexcept

Creates a time from a set of date components.

Parameters
yearthe year, in 4-digit format, e.g. 2004
monththe month, in the range 0 to 11
daythe day of the month, in the range 1 to 31
hourshours in 24-hour clock format, 0 to 23
minutesminutes 0 to 59
secondsseconds 0 to 59
millisecondsmilliseconds 0 to 999
useLocalTimeif true, assume input is in this machine's local timezone if false, assume input is in UTC.

◆ Time() [4/4]

juce::Time::Time ( const Time )
default

◆ ~Time()

juce::Time::~Time ( )
default

Member Function Documentation

◆ currentTimeMillis()

static int64 juce::Time::currentTimeMillis ( )
staticnoexcept

Returns the current system time.

Returns the number of milliseconds since midnight Jan 1st 1970 UTC.

Should be accurate to within a few millisecs, depending on platform, hardware, etc.

◆ formatted()

String juce::Time::formatted ( const String format) const

Converts this date/time to a string with a user-defined format.

This uses the C strftime() function to format this time as a string. To save you looking it up, these are the escape codes that strftime uses (other codes might work on some platforms and not others, but these are the common ones):

  • a is replaced by the locale's abbreviated weekday name.
  • A is replaced by the locale's full weekday name.
  • b is replaced by the locale's abbreviated month name.
  • B is replaced by the locale's full month name.
  • c is replaced by the locale's appropriate date and time representation.
  • d is replaced by the day of the month as a decimal number [01,31].
  • H is replaced by the hour (24-hour clock) as a decimal number [00,23].
  • I is replaced by the hour (12-hour clock) as a decimal number [01,12].
  • j is replaced by the day of the year as a decimal number [001,366].
  • m is replaced by the month as a decimal number [01,12].
  • M is replaced by the minute as a decimal number [00,59].
  • p is replaced by the locale's equivalent of either a.m. or p.m.
  • S is replaced by the second as a decimal number [00,60].
  • U is replaced by the week number of the year (Sunday as the first day of the week) as a decimal number [00,53].
  • w is replaced by the weekday as a decimal number [0,6], with 0 representing Sunday.
  • W is replaced by the week number of the year (Monday as the first day of the week) as a decimal number [00,53]. All days in a new year preceding the first Monday are considered to be in week 0.
  • x is replaced by the locale's appropriate date representation.
  • X is replaced by the locale's appropriate time representation.
  • y is replaced by the year without century as a decimal number [00,99].
  • Y is replaced by the year with century as a decimal number.
  • Z is replaced by the timezone name or abbreviation, or by no bytes if no timezone information exists.
  • %% is replaced by %.
See also
toString

◆ fromISO8601()

static Time juce::Time::fromISO8601 ( StringRef  iso8601)
static

Parses an ISO-8601 string and returns it as a Time.

◆ getApproximateMillisecondCounter()

static uint32 juce::Time::getApproximateMillisecondCounter ( )
staticnoexcept

Less-accurate but faster version of getMillisecondCounter().

This will return the last value that getMillisecondCounter() returned, so doesn't need to make a system call, but is less accurate - it shouldn't be more than 100ms away from the correct time, though, so is still accurate enough for a lot of purposes.

See also
getMillisecondCounter

◆ getCompilationDate()

static Time juce::Time::getCompilationDate ( )
static

Returns a Time based on the value of the DATE macro when this module was compiled.

◆ getCurrentTime()

static Time juce::Time::getCurrentTime ( )
staticnoexcept

Returns a Time object that is set to the current system time.

This may not be monotonic, as the system time can change at any moment. You should therefore not use this method for measuring time intervals.

See also
currentTimeMillis

Referenced by juce::CarbonViewWrapperComponent::createWindow(), juce::AnimatedPosition< Behaviour >::moveTo(), juce::AnimatedPosition< Behaviour >::timerCallback(), and juce::CarbonViewWrapperComponent::timerCallback().

◆ getDayOfMonth()

int juce::Time::getDayOfMonth ( ) const
noexcept

Returns the day of the month (in this machine's local timezone).

The value returned is in the range 1 to 31.

◆ getDayOfWeek()

int juce::Time::getDayOfWeek ( ) const
noexcept

Returns the number of the day of the week (in this machine's local timezone).

The value returned is in the range 0 to 6 (0 = sunday, 1 = monday, etc).

◆ getDayOfYear()

int juce::Time::getDayOfYear ( ) const
noexcept

Returns the number of the day of the year (in this machine's local timezone).

The value returned is in the range 0 to 365.

◆ getHighResolutionTicks()

static int64 juce::Time::getHighResolutionTicks ( )
staticnoexcept

Returns the current high-resolution counter's tick-count.

This is a similar idea to getMillisecondCounter(), but with a higher resolution.

See also
getHighResolutionTicksPerSecond, highResolutionTicksToSeconds, secondsToHighResolutionTicks

Referenced by juce::HiddenMessageWindow::HiddenMessageWindow(), and juce::ScopedTimeMeasurement::~ScopedTimeMeasurement().

◆ getHighResolutionTicksPerSecond()

static int64 juce::Time::getHighResolutionTicksPerSecond ( )
staticnoexcept

Returns the resolution of the high-resolution counter in ticks per second.

See also
getHighResolutionTicks, highResolutionTicksToSeconds, secondsToHighResolutionTicks

Referenced by juce::ScopedTimeMeasurement::~ScopedTimeMeasurement().

◆ getHours()

int juce::Time::getHours ( ) const
noexcept

Returns the number of hours since midnight (in this machine's local timezone).

This is in 24-hour clock format, in the range 0 to 23.

See also
getHoursInAmPmFormat, isAfternoon

◆ getHoursInAmPmFormat()

int juce::Time::getHoursInAmPmFormat ( ) const
noexcept

Returns the hours in 12-hour clock format (in this machine's local timezone).

This will return a value 1 to 12 - use isAfternoon() to find out whether this is in the afternoon or morning.

See also
getHours, isAfternoon

◆ getMillisecondCounter()

static uint32 juce::Time::getMillisecondCounter ( )
staticnoexcept

Returns the number of millisecs since a fixed event (usually system startup).

This returns a monotonically increasing value which is unaffected by changes to the system clock. It should be accurate to within a few millisecs, depending on platform, hardware, etc.

Being a 32-bit return value, it will of course wrap back to 0 after 2^32 seconds of uptime, so be careful to take that into account. If you need a 64-bit time, you can use currentTimeMillis() instead.

See also
getApproximateMillisecondCounter

◆ getMillisecondCounterHiRes()

static double juce::Time::getMillisecondCounterHiRes ( )
staticnoexcept

Returns the number of millisecs since a fixed event (usually system startup).

This has the same function as getMillisecondCounter(), but returns a more accurate value, using a higher-resolution timer if one is available.

See also
getMillisecondCounter

Referenced by juce::OpenGLContext::NativeContext::swapBuffers().

◆ getMilliseconds()

int juce::Time::getMilliseconds ( ) const
noexcept

Returns the number of milliseconds, 0 to 999.

Unlike toMilliseconds(), this just returns the position within the current second rather than the total number since the epoch.

See also
toMilliseconds

◆ getMinutes()

int juce::Time::getMinutes ( ) const
noexcept

Returns the number of minutes, 0 to 59 (in this machine's local timezone).

◆ getMonth()

int juce::Time::getMonth ( ) const
noexcept

Returns the number of the month (in this machine's local timezone).

The value returned is in the range 0 to 11.

See also
getMonthName

◆ getMonthName() [1/2]

String juce::Time::getMonthName ( bool  threeLetterVersion) const

Returns the name of the month (in this machine's local timezone).

Parameters
threeLetterVersionif true, it'll be a 3-letter abbreviation, e.g. "Jan"; if false it'll return the long form, e.g. "January"
See also
getMonth

◆ getMonthName() [2/2]

static String juce::Time::getMonthName ( int  monthNumber,
bool  threeLetterVersion 
)
static

Returns the name of one of the months.

Parameters
monthNumberthe month, 0 to 11
threeLetterVersionif true, it'll be a 3-letter abbreviation, e.g. "Jan"; if false it'll return the long form, e.g. "January"

◆ getSeconds()

int juce::Time::getSeconds ( ) const
noexcept

Returns the number of seconds, 0 to 59.

◆ getTimeZone()

String juce::Time::getTimeZone ( ) const

Returns a 3-character string to indicate the local timezone.

◆ getUTCOffsetSeconds()

int juce::Time::getUTCOffsetSeconds ( ) const
noexcept

Returns the local timezone offset from UTC in seconds.

◆ getUTCOffsetString()

String juce::Time::getUTCOffsetString ( bool  includeDividerCharacters) const

Returns a string to indicate the offset of the local timezone from UTC.

Returns
"+XX:XX", "-XX:XX" or "Z"
Parameters
includeDividerCharacterswhether to include or omit the ":" divider in the string

◆ getWeekdayName() [1/2]

String juce::Time::getWeekdayName ( bool  threeLetterVersion) const

Returns the name of the weekday (in this machine's local timezone).

Parameters
threeLetterVersionif true, it'll return a 3-letter abbreviation, e.g. "Tue"; if false, it'll return the full version, e.g. "Tuesday".

◆ getWeekdayName() [2/2]

static String juce::Time::getWeekdayName ( int  dayNumber,
bool  threeLetterVersion 
)
static

Returns the name of a day of the week.

Parameters
dayNumberthe day, 0 to 6 (0 = sunday, 1 = monday, etc)
threeLetterVersionif true, it'll return a 3-letter abbreviation, e.g. "Tue"; if false, it'll return the full version, e.g. "Tuesday".

◆ getYear()

int juce::Time::getYear ( ) const
noexcept

Returns the year (in this machine's local timezone).

A 4-digit format is used, e.g. 2004.

◆ highResolutionTicksToSeconds()

static double juce::Time::highResolutionTicksToSeconds ( int64  ticks)
staticnoexcept

Converts a number of high-resolution ticks into seconds.

See also
getHighResolutionTicks, getHighResolutionTicksPerSecond, secondsToHighResolutionTicks

◆ isAfternoon()

bool juce::Time::isAfternoon ( ) const
noexcept

Returns true if the time is in the afternoon (in this machine's local timezone).

Returns
true for "PM", false for "AM".
See also
getHoursInAmPmFormat, getHours

◆ isDaylightSavingTime()

bool juce::Time::isDaylightSavingTime ( ) const
noexcept

Returns true if the local timezone uses a daylight saving correction.

◆ operator+=()

Time& juce::Time::operator+= ( RelativeTime  delta)
noexcept

Adds a RelativeTime to this time.

◆ operator-=()

Time& juce::Time::operator-= ( RelativeTime  delta)
noexcept

Subtracts a RelativeTime from this time.

◆ operator=()

Time& juce::Time::operator= ( const Time )
default

◆ secondsToHighResolutionTicks()

static int64 juce::Time::secondsToHighResolutionTicks ( double  seconds)
staticnoexcept

Converts a number seconds into high-resolution ticks.

See also
getHighResolutionTicks, getHighResolutionTicksPerSecond, highResolutionTicksToSeconds

◆ setSystemTimeToThisTime()

bool juce::Time::setSystemTimeToThisTime ( ) const

Tries to set the computer's clock.

Returns
true if this succeeds, although depending on the system, the application might not have sufficient privileges to do this.

◆ toISO8601()

String juce::Time::toISO8601 ( bool  includeDividerCharacters) const

Returns a fully described string of this date and time in ISO-8601 format (using the local timezone).

Parameters
includeDividerCharacterswhether to include or omit the "-" and ":" dividers in the string

◆ toMilliseconds()

int64 juce::Time::toMilliseconds ( ) const
inlinenoexcept

Returns the time as a number of milliseconds.

Returns
the number of milliseconds this Time object represents, since midnight Jan 1st 1970 UTC.
See also
getMilliseconds

References juce::operator+=().

◆ toString()

String juce::Time::toString ( bool  includeDate,
bool  includeTime,
bool  includeSeconds = true,
bool  use24HourClock = false 
) const

Returns a string version of this date and time, using this machine's local timezone.

For a more powerful way of formatting the date and time, see the formatted() method.

Parameters
includeDatewhether to include the date in the string
includeTimewhether to include the time in the string
includeSecondsif the time is being included, this provides an option not to include the seconds in it
use24HourClockif the time is being included, sets whether to use am/pm or 24 hour notation.
See also
formatted

◆ waitForMillisecondCounter()

static void juce::Time::waitForMillisecondCounter ( uint32  targetTime)
staticnoexcept

Waits until the getMillisecondCounter() reaches a given value.

This will make the thread sleep as efficiently as it can while it's waiting.

Member Data Documentation

◆ millisSinceEpoch

int64 juce::Time::millisSinceEpoch = 0
private

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