Header File 

time.h  

Category 

Time and Date Routines 

Prototype 

char *_strtime(char *buf); 

wchar_t *_wstrtime(wchar_t *buf); 

Description 

Converts current time to string. 

_strtime converts the current time to a string, storing the string in the buffer buf. The buffer must be at least 9 characters long. 

The string has the following form: 

HH:MM:SS 

where HH, MM, and SS are all two-digit numbers representing the hour, minute, and second, respectively. The string is terminated by a null character. 

Return Value 

_strtime returns buf, the address of the time string. 

Example  

#include <time.h>
#include <stdio.h>
void main(void)
{
  char datebuf[9];
  char timebuf[9];
  _strdate(datebuf);
  _strtime(timebuf);
  printf("Date: %s  Time: %s\n",datebuf,timebuf);
}

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