TDateTime method????? 2

[XofCDe3rd]

I want to use a method called DecodeTime() in the TDateTime class, but I am not doing something right.....

I looked up help on it and still cannot work out how to use it

the main reason I want to use this method is that it splits a TDateTime Object into hours, mins, secs,milli secs.

Def of method(from C-Builder)
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void __fastcall DecodeTime(unsigned short* hour, unsigned short* min, unsigned short* sec, unsigned short* msec) const;

my question is how do i get to use hour min sec and msec
I Think I have made a mistake but I as a test I created used TDateTime T and tried to use the Decode Time on T.CurrentTime()(another method to return current system time)and creating temporary variables to store the hours etc.....any help would be most appreciated

TDownAndOut

 

[Totte]

To get current time i use "Now".
But your question:

unsigned short hour, min, sec, msec;

DecodeTime(&hour,&min,&sec,&msec);

This call should now fill in the data in those values.

The thing is that by giving "&hour" (and so forth) as argument it's really a pointer (address) to that variable you are giving, thus enabling the routne to fill in the correct data into the correct location.

Totte

 

[tonytz]

To be extra cool you can use also this:

Word hour, min, sec, msec;

Now().DecodeTime(&hour,&min,&sec,&msec);


Now() returns TDateTime object.
DecodeTime is method of this object.