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.TH TQDateTime 3qt "2 February 2007" "Trolltech AS" \" -*- nroff -*-
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.SH NAME
TQDateTime \- Date and time functions
.SH SYNOPSIS
All the functions in this class are reentrant when TQt is built with thread support.</p>
.PP
\fC#include <tqdatetime.h>\fR
.PP
.SS "Public Members"
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.BI "\fBTQDateTime\fR ()"
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.BI "\fBTQDateTime\fR ( const TQDate & date )"
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.BI "\fBTQDateTime\fR ( const TQDate & date, const TQTime & time )"
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.BI "bool \fBisNull\fR () const"
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.BI "bool \fBisValid\fR () const"
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.BI "TQDate \fBdate\fR () const"
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.BI "TQTime \fBtime\fR () const"
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.BI "uint \fBtoTime_t\fR () const"
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.BI "void \fBsetDate\fR ( const TQDate & date )"
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.BI "void \fBsetTime\fR ( const TQTime & time )"
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.BI "void \fBsetTime_t\fR ( uint secsSince1Jan1970UTC )"
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.BI "void \fBsetTime_t\fR ( uint secsSince1Jan1970UTC, TQt::TimeSpec ts )"
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.BI "TQString \fBtoString\fR ( TQt::DateFormat f = TQt::TextDate ) const"
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.BI "TQString \fBtoString\fR ( const TQString & format ) const"
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.BI "TQDateTime \fBaddDays\fR ( int ndays ) const"
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.BI "TQDateTime \fBaddMonths\fR ( int nmonths ) const"
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.BI "TQDateTime \fBaddYears\fR ( int nyears ) const"
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.BI "TQDateTime \fBaddSecs\fR ( int nsecs ) const"
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.BI "int \fBdaysTo\fR ( const TQDateTime & dt ) const"
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.BI "int \fBsecsTo\fR ( const TQDateTime & dt ) const"
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.BI "bool \fBoperator==\fR ( const TQDateTime & dt ) const"
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.BI "bool \fBoperator!=\fR ( const TQDateTime & dt ) const"
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.BI "bool \fBoperator<\fR ( const TQDateTime & dt ) const"
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.BI "bool \fBoperator<=\fR ( const TQDateTime & dt ) const"
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.BI "bool \fBoperator>\fR ( const TQDateTime & dt ) const"
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.BI "bool \fBoperator>=\fR ( const TQDateTime & dt ) const"
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.SS "Static Public Members"
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.BI "TQDateTime \fBcurrentDateTime\fR ()"
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.BI "TQDateTime \fBcurrentDateTime\fR ( TQt::TimeSpec ts )"
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.BI "TQDateTime \fBfromString\fR ( const TQString & s, TQt::DateFormat f = TQt::TextDate )"
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.SH RELATED FUNCTION DOCUMENTATION
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.BI "QDataStream & \fBoperator<<\fR ( QDataStream & s, const TQDateTime & dt )"
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.BI "QDataStream & \fBoperator>>\fR ( QDataStream & s, TQDateTime & dt )"
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.SH DESCRIPTION
The TQDateTime class provides date and time functions.
.PP
A TQDateTime object contains a calendar date and a clock time (a" datetime"). It is a combination of the TQDate and TQTime classes. It can read the current datetime from the system clock. It provides functions for comparing datetimes and for manipulating a datetime by adding a number of seconds, days, months or years.
.PP
A TQDateTime object is typically created either by giving a date and time explicitly in the constructor, or by using the static function currentDateTime(), which returns a TQDateTime object set to the system clock's time. The date and time can be changed with setDate() and setTime(). A datetime can also be set using the setTime_t() function, which takes a POSIX-standard "number of seconds since 00:00:00 on January 1, 1970" value. The fromString() function returns a TQDateTime given a string and a date format which is used to interpret the date within the string.
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The date() and time() functions provide access to the date and time parts of the datetime. The same information is provided in textual format by the toString() function.
.PP
TQDateTime provides a full set of operators to compare two TQDateTime objects where smaller means earlier and larger means later.
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You can increment (or decrement) a datetime by a given number of seconds using addSecs() or days using addDays(). Similarly you can use addMonths() and addYears(). The daysTo() function returns the number of days between two datetimes, and secsTo() returns the number of seconds between two datetimes.
.PP
The range of a datetime object is constrained to the ranges of the TQDate and TQTime objects which it embodies.
.PP
See also TQDate, TQTime, TQDateTimeEdit, and Time and Date.
.SH MEMBER FUNCTION DOCUMENTATION
.SH "TQDateTime::TQDateTime ()"
Constructs a null datetime (i.e. null date and null time). A null datetime is invalid, since the date is invalid.
.PP
See also isValid().
.SH "TQDateTime::TQDateTime ( const TQDate & date )"
Constructs a datetime with date \fIdate\fR and null (but valid) time (00:00:00.000).
.SH "TQDateTime::TQDateTime ( const TQDate & date, const TQTime & time )"
Constructs a datetime with date \fIdate\fR and time \fItime\fR.
.SH "TQDateTime TQDateTime::addDays ( int ndays ) const"
Returns a TQDateTime object containing a datetime \fIndays\fR days later than the datetime of this object (or earlier if \fIndays\fR is negative).
.PP
See also daysTo(), addMonths(), addYears(), and addSecs().
.SH "TQDateTime TQDateTime::addMonths ( int nmonths ) const"
Returns a TQDateTime object containing a datetime \fInmonths\fR months later than the datetime of this object (or earlier if \fInmonths\fR is negative).
.PP
See also daysTo(), addDays(), addYears(), and addSecs().
.SH "TQDateTime TQDateTime::addSecs ( int nsecs ) const"
Returns a TQDateTime object containing a datetime \fInsecs\fR seconds later than the datetime of this object (or earlier if \fInsecs\fR is negative).
.PP
See also secsTo(), addDays(), addMonths(), and addYears().
.PP
Example: listviews/listviews.cpp.
.SH "TQDateTime TQDateTime::addYears ( int nyears ) const"
Returns a TQDateTime object containing a datetime \fInyears\fR years later than the datetime of this object (or earlier if \fInyears\fR is negative).
.PP
See also daysTo(), addDays(), addMonths(), and addSecs().
.SH "TQDateTime TQDateTime::currentDateTime ( TQt::TimeSpec ts )\fC [static]\fR"
Returns the current datetime, as reported by the system clock, for the TimeSpec \fIts\fR. The default TimeSpec is LocalTime.
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See also TQDate::currentDate(), TQTime::currentTime(), and TQt::TimeSpec.
.PP
Example: listviews/listviews.cpp.
.SH "TQDateTime TQDateTime::currentDateTime ()\fC [static]\fR"
This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It behaves essentially like the above function.
.PP
Returns the current datetime, as reported by the system clock.
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See also TQDate::currentDate() and TQTime::currentTime().
.SH "TQDate TQDateTime::date () const"
Returns the date part of the datetime.
.PP
See also setDate() and time().
.SH "int TQDateTime::daysTo ( const TQDateTime & dt ) const"
Returns the number of days from this datetime to \fIdt\fR (which is negative if \fIdt\fR is earlier than this datetime).
.PP
See also addDays() and secsTo().
.SH "TQDateTime TQDateTime::fromString ( const TQString & s, TQt::DateFormat f = TQt::TextDate )\fC [static]\fR"
Returns the TQDateTime represented by the string \fIs\fR, using the format \fIf\fR, or an invalid datetime if this is not possible.
.PP
Note for TQt::TextDate: It is recommended that you use the English short month names (e.g. "Jan"). Although localized month names can also be used, they depend on the user's locale settings.
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\fBWarning:\fR Note that TQt::LocalDate cannot be used here.
.SH "bool TQDateTime::isNull () const"
Returns TRUE if both the date and the time are null; otherwise returns FALSE. A null datetime is invalid.
.PP
See also TQDate::isNull() and TQTime::isNull().
.SH "bool TQDateTime::isValid () const"
Returns TRUE if both the date and the time are valid; otherwise returns FALSE.
.PP
See also TQDate::isValid() and TQTime::isValid().
.SH "bool TQDateTime::operator!= ( const TQDateTime & dt ) const"
Returns TRUE if this datetime is different from \fIdt\fR; otherwise returns FALSE.
.PP
See also operator==().
.SH "bool TQDateTime::operator< ( const TQDateTime & dt ) const"
Returns TRUE if this datetime is earlier than \fIdt\fR; otherwise returns FALSE.
.SH "bool TQDateTime::operator<= ( const TQDateTime & dt ) const"
Returns TRUE if this datetime is earlier than or equal to \fIdt\fR; otherwise returns FALSE.
.SH "bool TQDateTime::operator== ( const TQDateTime & dt ) const"
Returns TRUE if this datetime is equal to \fIdt\fR; otherwise returns FALSE.
.PP
See also operator!=().
.SH "bool TQDateTime::operator> ( const TQDateTime & dt ) const"
Returns TRUE if this datetime is later than \fIdt\fR; otherwise returns FALSE.
.SH "bool TQDateTime::operator>= ( const TQDateTime & dt ) const"
Returns TRUE if this datetime is later than or equal to \fIdt\fR; otherwise returns FALSE.
.SH "int TQDateTime::secsTo ( const TQDateTime & dt ) const"
Returns the number of seconds from this datetime to \fIdt\fR (which is negative if \fIdt\fR is earlier than this datetime).
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Example:
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    TQDateTime dt = TQDateTime::currentDateTime();
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    TQDateTime xmas( TQDate(dt.date().year(),12,24), TQTime(17,00) );
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    tqDebug( "There are %d seconds to Christmas", dt.secsTo(xmas) );
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.fi
.PP
See also addSecs(), daysTo(), and TQTime::secsTo().
.SH "void TQDateTime::setDate ( const TQDate & date )"
Sets the date part of this datetime to \fIdate\fR.
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See also date() and setTime().
.SH "void TQDateTime::setTime ( const TQTime & time )"
Sets the time part of this datetime to \fItime\fR.
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See also time() and setDate().
.SH "void TQDateTime::setTime_t ( uint secsSince1Jan1970UTC, TQt::TimeSpec ts )"
Sets the date and time to \fIts\fR time (TQt::LocalTime or TQt::UTC) given the number of seconds that have passed since 1970-01-01T00:00:00, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). On systems that do not support timezones this function will behave as if local time were UTC.
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On Windows, only a subset of \fIsecsSince1Jan1970UTC\fR values are supported, as Windows starts counting from 1980.
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See also toTime_t().
.SH "void TQDateTime::setTime_t ( uint secsSince1Jan1970UTC )"
This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It behaves essentially like the above function.
.PP
Convenience function that sets the date and time to local time based on the given UTC time.
.SH "TQTime TQDateTime::time () const"
Returns the time part of the datetime.
.PP
See also setTime() and date().
.SH "TQString TQDateTime::toString ( const TQString & format ) const"
Returns the datetime as a string. The \fIformat\fR parameter determines the format of the result string.
.PP
These expressions may be used for the date:
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l - l. Expression Output d the day as number without a leading zero (1-31) dd the day as number with a leading zero (01-31) ddd the abbreviated localized day name (e.g. 'Mon'..'Sun'). Uses TQDate::shortDayName(). dddd the long localized day name (e.g. 'Monday'..'Sunday'). Uses TQDate::longDayName(). M the month as number without a leading zero (1-12) MM the month as number with a leading zero (01-12) MMM the abbreviated localized month name (e.g. 'Jan'..'Dec'). Uses TQDate::shortMonthName(). MMMM the long localized month name (e.g. 'January'..'December'). Uses TQDate::longMonthName(). yy the year as two digit number (00-99) yyyy
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</center>
.PP
These expressions may be used for the time:
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l - l. Expression Output h the hour without a leading zero (0..23 or 1..12 if AM/PM display) hh the hour with a leading zero (00..23 or 01..12 if AM/PM display) m the minute without a leading zero (0..59) mm the minute with a leading zero (00..59) s the second whithout a leading zero (0..59) ss the second whith a leading zero (00..59) z the milliseconds without leading zeroes (0..999) zzz the milliseconds with leading zeroes (000..999) AP use AM/PM display. \fIAP\fR will be replaced by either "AM" or "PM". ap
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.fi
</center>
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All other input characters will be ignored.
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Example format strings (assumed that the TQDateTime is 21<small><sup>st</sup></small> May 2001 14:13:09)
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l - l. Format Result dd.MM.yyyy 21.05.2001 ddd MMMM d yy Tue May 21 01 hh:mm:ss.zzz 14:13:09.042 h:m:s ap
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.fi
</center>
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If the datetime is an invalid datetime, then TQString::null will be returned.
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See also TQDate::toString() and TQTime::toString().
.SH "TQString TQDateTime::toString ( TQt::DateFormat f = TQt::TextDate ) const"
This is an overloaded member function, provided for convenience. It behaves essentially like the above function.
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Returns the datetime as a string. The \fIf\fR parameter determines the format of the string.
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If \fIf\fR is TQt::TextDate, the string format is "Wed May 20 03:40:13 1998" (using TQDate::shortDayName(), TQDate::shortMonthName(), and TQTime::toString() to generate the string, so the day and month names will have localized names).
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If \fIf\fR is TQt::ISODate, the string format corresponds to the ISO 8601 extended specification for representations of dates and times, which is YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.
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If \fIf\fR is TQt::LocalDate, the string format depends on the locale settings of the system.
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If the format \fIf\fR is invalid or the datetime is invalid, toString() returns a null string.
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See also TQDate::toString() and TQTime::toString().
.SH "uint TQDateTime::toTime_t () const"
Returns the datetime as the number of seconds that have passed since 1970-01-01T00:00:00, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
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On systems that do not support timezones, this function will behave as if local time were UTC.
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See also setTime_t().
.SH RELATED FUNCTION DOCUMENTATION
.SH "QDataStream & operator<< ( QDataStream & s, const TQDateTime & dt )"
Writes the datetime \fIdt\fR to the stream \fIs\fR.
.PP
See also Format of the QDataStream operators.
.SH "QDataStream & operator>> ( QDataStream & s, TQDateTime & dt )"
Reads a datetime from the stream \fIs\fR into \fIdt\fR.
.PP
See also Format of the QDataStream operators.

.SH "SEE ALSO"
.BR http://doc.trolltech.com/tqdatetime.html
.BR http://www.trolltech.com/faq/tech.html
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright 1992-2007 Trolltech ASA, http://www.trolltech.com.  See the
license file included in the distribution for a complete license
statement.
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