QTime Class Reference

Detailed Description

The QTime class provides clock time functions.

A QTime object contains a clock time, i.e. the number of hours, minutes, seconds, and milliseconds since midnight. It can read the current time from the system clock and measure a span of elapsed time. It provides functions for comparing times and for manipulating a time by adding a number of (milli)seconds.

QTime uses the 24-hour clock format; it has no concept of AM/PM. It operates in local time; it knows nothing about time zones or daylight savings time.

A QTime object is typically created either by giving the number of hours, minutes, seconds, and milliseconds explicitly, or by using the static function currentTime(), which creates a QTime object that contains the system's clock time. Note that the accuracy depends on the accuracy of the underlying operating system; not all systems provide 1-millisecond accuracy.

The hour(), minute(), second(), and msec() functions provide access to the number of hours, minutes, seconds, and milliseconds of the time. The same information is provided in textual format by the toString() function.

QTime provides a full set of operators to compare two QTime objects. One time is considered smaller than another if it is earlier than the other.

The time a given number of seconds or milliseconds later than a given time can be found using the addSecs() or addMSecs() functions. Correspondingly, the number of (milli)seconds between two times can be found using the secsTo() or msecsTo() functions.

QTime can be used to measure a span of elapsed time using the start(), restart(), and elapsed() functions.

See also QDate, QDateTime and Time and Date.

Member Function Documentation

QTime::QTime ()

Constructs the time 0 hours, minutes, seconds and milliseconds, i.e. 00:00:00.000 (midnight). This is a valid time.

See also isValid().

QTime::QTime ( int h, int m, int s = 0, int ms = 0 )

h must be in the range 0..23, m and s must be in the range 0..59, and ms must be in the range 0..999.

See also isValid().

QTime QTime::addMSecs ( int ms ) const

Note that the time will wrap if it passes midnight. See addSecs() for an example.

See also addSecs() and msecsTo().

QTime QTime::addSecs ( int nsecs ) const

Note that the time will wrap if it passes midnight.

Example:

    QTime n( 14, 0, 0 );                // n == 14:00:00
    QTime t;
    t = n.addSecs( 70 );                // t == 14:01:10
    t = n.addSecs( -70 );               // t == 13:58:50
    t = n.addSecs( 10*60*60 + 5 );      // t == 00:00:05
    t = n.addSecs( -15*60*60 );         // t == 23:00:00
    

See also addMSecs(), secsTo() and QDateTime::addSecs().

QTime QTime::currentTime () [static]

Note that the accuracy depends on the accuracy of the underlying operating system; not all systems provide 1-millisecond accuracy.

Examples: aclock/aclock.cpp, dclock/dclock.cpp, t12/cannon.cpp and tictac/tictac.cpp.

int QTime::elapsed () const

Note that the counter wraps to zero 24 hours after the last call to start() or restart.

Note that the accuracy depends on the accuracy of the underlying operating system; not all systems provide 1-millisecond accuracy.

Warning: If the system's clock setting has been changed since the last time start() or restart() was called, the result is undefined. This can happen when daylight savings time is turned on or off.

See also start() and restart().

QTime QTime::fromString ( const QString & s, Qt::DateFormat f = Qt::TextDate ) [static]

Warning: Note that Qt::LocalDate cannot be used here.

int QTime::hour () const

Example: tictac/tictac.cpp.

bool QTime::isNull () const

Returns TRUE if the time is equal to 00:00:00.000; otherwise returns FALSE. A null time is valid.

See also isValid().

bool QTime::isValid () const

See also isNull().

bool QTime::isValid ( int h, int m, int s, int ms = 0 ) [static]

Returns TRUE if the specified time is valid; otherwise returns FALSE.

The time is valid if h is in the range 0..23, m and s are in the range 0..59, and ms is in the range 0..999.

Example:

    QTime::isValid(21, 10, 30); // returns TRUE
    QTime::isValid(22, 5,  62); // returns FALSE
    

int QTime::minute () const

Examples: aclock/aclock.cpp and tictac/tictac.cpp.

int QTime::msec () const

int QTime::msecsTo ( const QTime & t ) const

Because QTime measures time within a day and there are 86400 seconds in a day, the result is always between -86400 and 86400s.

See also secsTo().

bool QTime::operator!= ( const QTime & t ) const

Returns TRUE if this time is different from t; otherwise returns FALSE.

bool QTime::operator< ( const QTime & t ) const

Returns TRUE if this time is earlier than t; otherwise returns FALSE.

bool QTime::operator<= ( const QTime & t ) const

Returns TRUE if this time is earlier than or equal to t; otherwise returns FALSE.

bool QTime::operator== ( const QTime & t ) const

Returns TRUE if this time is equal to t; otherwise returns FALSE.

bool QTime::operator> ( const QTime & t ) const

Returns TRUE if this time is later than t; otherwise returns FALSE.

bool QTime::operator>= ( const QTime & t ) const

Returns TRUE if this time is later than or equal to t; otherwise returns FALSE.

int QTime::restart ()

This function is guaranteed to be atomic and is thus very handy for repeated measurements. Call start() to start the first measurement and then restart() for each later measurement.

Note that the counter wraps to zero 24 hours after the last call to start() or restart().

Warning: If the system's clock setting has been changed since the last time start() or restart() was called, the result is undefined. This can happen when daylight savings time is turned on or off.

See also start(), elapsed() and currentTime().

int QTime::second () const

Example: tictac/tictac.cpp.

int QTime::secsTo ( const QTime & t ) const

Because QTime measures time within a day and there are 86400 seconds in a day, the result is always between -86400 and 86400.

See also addSecs() and QDateTime::secsTo().

Example: t12/cannon.cpp.

bool QTime::setHMS ( int h, int m, int s, int ms = 0 )

h must be in the range 0..23, m and s must be in the range 0..59, and ms must be in the range 0..999. Returns TRUE if the set time is valid; otherwise returns FALSE.

See also isValid().

void QTime::start ()

    QTime t;
    t.start();                     // start clock
    ... // some lengthy task
    qDebug( "%d\n", t.elapsed() ); // prints the number of msecs elapsed
    

See also restart(), elapsed() and currentTime().

QString QTime::toString ( const QString & format ) const

These expressions may be used:

All other input characters will be ignored.

Example format strings (assuming that the QTime is 14:13:09.042)

See also QDate::toString() and QTime::toString().

QString QTime::toString ( Qt::DateFormat f = Qt::TextDate ) const

Returns the time as a string. Milliseconds are not included. The f parameter determines the format of the string.

If f is Qt::TextDate, the string format is HH:MM:SS; e.g. 1 second before midnight would be "23:59:59".

If f is Qt::ISODate, the string format corresponds to the ISO 8601 extended specification for representations of dates, which is also HH:MM:SS.

If f is Qt::LocalDate, the string format depends on the locale settings of the system.

Related Functions

QDataStream & operator<< ( QDataStream & s, const QTime & t )

Writes time t to the stream s.

See also Format of the QDataStream operators.

QDataStream & operator>> ( QDataStream & s, QTime & t )

Reads a time from the stream s into t.

See also Format of the QDataStream operators.

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