Declaration:
char *ctime(const time_t * timer);
Returns a string representing the localtime based on the
argument timer. This is equivalent to:
asctime(locatime(timer));
The returned 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. |