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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-21 11:44:51 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-21 11:44:51 +0000 |
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diff --git a/docs/nspr/reference/pr_now.rst b/docs/nspr/reference/pr_now.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..5f5efc0203 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/nspr/reference/pr_now.rst @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +PR_Now +====== + +Returns the current time. + + +Syntax +------ + +.. code:: + + #include <prtime.h> + + PRTime PR_Now(void); + + +Parameters +~~~~~~~~~~ + +None. + + +Returns +~~~~~~~ + +The current time as a :ref:`PRTime` value. + + +Description +----------- + +``PR_Now()`` returns the current time as number of microseconds since +the NSPR epoch, which is midnight (00:00:00) 1 January 1970 UTC. + +You cannot assume that the values returned by ``PR_Now()`` are +monotonically increasing because the system clock of the computer may be +reset. To obtain monotonically increasing time stamps suitable for +measuring elapsed time, use ``PR_IntervalNow()``. |