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diff --git a/docs/nspr/reference/prtime.rst b/docs/nspr/reference/prtime.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..8498e942ff --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/nspr/reference/prtime.rst @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +PRTime +====== + +A representation of absolute times. + + +Syntax +------ + +.. code:: + + #include <prtime.h> + + typedef PRInt64 PRTime; + + +Description +----------- + +This type is a 64-bit integer representing the number of microseconds +since the NSPR epoch, midnight (00:00:00) 1 January 1970 Coordinated +Universal Time (UTC). A time after the epoch has a positive value, and a +time before the epoch has a negative value. + +In NSPR, we use the more familiar term Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) in +place of UTC. Although UTC and GMT are not exactly the same in their +precise definitions, they can generally be treated as if they were. + +.. note:: + + **Note:** Keep in mind that while :ref:`PRTime` stores times in + microseconds since epoch, JavaScript date objects store times in + milliseconds since epoch. |