ctime() - I/O Function

ctime() is an I/O function that converts the "time_t" object pointed by the pointer "ptr" to return localtime, date in the format "day month year hours:minutes:seconds year\no". The formatted output string returned by this function is stored in a static character array. This array is overwritten each time the function is called.

Syntax:

Example :

#include <iostream.h> #include <ctime.h> int main () { time_t ptr; time ( &ptr ); printf ( "Current local time got using ctime is: %s", ctime (&ptr) ); return 0; }

Result :
In the above example ctime() is used to get current time by giving the "ptr" to the calendar time by calling the "time()" function.