Declaration:
char *asctime(const
struct tm *timeptr);
Returns a pointer to a
string which represents
the day and time of the
structure timeptr.
The string is in the
following format:
DDD MMM dd
hh:mm:ss YYYY
DDD |
Day of
the week
(Sun, Mon,
Tue, Wed,
Thu, Fri,
Sat) |
MMM |
Month of
the year
(Jan, Feb,
Mar, Apr,
May, Jun,
Jul, Aug,
Sep, Oct,
Nov, Dec) |
dd |
Day of
the month
(1,...,31) |
hh |
Hour
(0,...,23) |
mm
|
Minute
(0,...,59) |
ss |
Second
(0,...,59) |
YYYY |
Year |
The string is terminated
with a newline character
and a null character.
The string is always 26
characters long
(including the
terminating newline and
null characters).
A pointer to the
string is returned.
Example:
#include<time.h>
#include<stdio.h>
int main(void)
{
time_t timer;
timer=time(NULL);
printf("The current time is %s.\n",asctime(localtime(&timer)));
return 0;
}
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