_strdate, _wstrdate
Copy current system date to a buffer. More secure versions of these functions are available; see _strdate_s, _wstrdate_s.
char *_strdate(
char *datestr
);
wchar_t *_wstrdate(
wchar_t *datestr
);
template <size_t size>
char *_strdate(
char (&datestr)[size]
); // C++ only
template <size_t size>
wchar_t *_wstrdate(
wchar_t (&datestr)[size]
); // C++ only
Parameters
- datestr
A pointer to a buffer containing the formatted date string.
Return Value
Each of these functions returns a pointer to the resulting character string datestr.
Remarks
More secure versions of these functions are available; see _strdate_s, _wstrdate_s. It is recommended that the more secure functions be used wherever possible.
The _strdate function copies the current system date to the buffer pointed to by datestr, formatted mm/dd/yy, where mm is two digits representing the month, dd is two digits representing the day, and yy is the last two digits of the year. For example, the string 12/05/99 represents December 5, 1999. The buffer must be at least 9 bytes long.
If datestr is a NULL pointer, the invalid parameter handler is invoked, as described in Parameter Validation. If execution is allowed to continue, these functions return -1 and set errno to EINVAL.
_wstrdate is a wide-character version of _strdate; the argument and return value of _wstrdate are wide-character strings. These functions behave identically otherwise.
In C++, these functions have template overloads that invoke the newer, secure counterparts of these functions. For more information, see Secure Template Overloads.
Generic-Text Routine Mappings
TCHAR.H routine |
_UNICODE & _MBCS not defined |
_MBCS defined |
_UNICODE defined |
---|---|---|---|
_tstrdate |
_strdate |
_strdate |
_wstrdate |
Requirements
Routine |
Required header |
---|---|
_strdate |
<time.h> |
_wstrdate |
<time.h> or <wchar.h> |
For additional compatibility information, see Compatibility in the Introduction.
Example
// strdate.c
// compile with: /W3
#include <time.h>
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
char tmpbuf[9];
// Set time zone from TZ environment variable. If TZ is not set,
// the operating system is queried to obtain the default value
// for the variable.
//
_tzset();
printf( "OS date: %s\n", _strdate(tmpbuf) ); // C4996
// Note: _strdate is deprecated; consider using _strdate instead
}
OS date: 04/25/03
.NET Framework Equivalent
See Also
Concepts
ctime, _ctime32, _ctime64, _wctime, _wctime32, _wctime64