Carbon


CFAbsoluteTimeGetCurrent

Header: CFDate.h Carbon status: Supported

Obtains the current system absolute time.

CFAbsoluteTime CFAbsoluteTimeGetCurrent ();
function result

The current absolute time.0

DISCUSSION

Absolute time is measured in seconds relative to the absolute reference date of Jan 1 2001 00:00:00 GMT. A positive value represents a date after the reference date, a negative value represents a date before it. For example, the absolute time -32940326 is equivalent to December 16th, 1999 at 17:54:34.

AVAILABILITY

Supported in Carbon. Available in CarbonLib 1.0 and later when CoreFoundationLib 1.0 or later is installed. Exported by CarbonLib 1.0 and later and by CoreFoundationLib 1.0 and later.


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