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10<section id="date_time.local_time.local_date_time">
11  <title>Local Date Time</title>
12
13  <link linkend="local_date_time_intro">Introduction</link> --
14  <link linkend="local_date_time_header">Header</link> --
15  <link linkend="local_date_time_clock_constr">Construct From Clock</link> --
16  <link linkend="local_date_time_constr">Construction</link> --
17  <link linkend="local_date_time_accessors">Accessors</link> --
18  <link linkend="local_date_time_operators">Operators</link> --
19  <link linkend="local_date_time_tm_func">Struct tm Functions</link>
20
21  <anchor id="local_date_time_intro" />
22  <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Introduction</bridgehead>
23  <para>
24    A local_date_time object is a point in time and an associated time zone. The time is represented internally as UTC.
25  </para>
26
27  <anchor id="local_date_time_header" />
28  <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Header</bridgehead>
29  <para>
30    The inclusion of a single header will bring in all boost::local_time types,
31functions, and IO operators.
32    <programlisting>
33      #include "boost/date_time/local_time/local_time.hpp"
34    </programlisting>
35  </para>
36
37  <anchor id="local_date_time_clock_constr" />
38  <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Construct From Clock</bridgehead>
39  <para>
40    Creation of a local_date_time object from clock is possible with either second, or sub second resolution.
41  </para>
42  <para>
43    <informaltable frame="all">
44      <tgroup cols="2">
45        <thead>
46          <row>
47            <entry>Syntax</entry>
48            <entry>Example</entry>
49          </row>
50        </thead>
51        <tbody>
52          <row>
53            <entry valign="top"><screen>local_microsec_clock(...)
54  Return Type:
55    local_date_time
56  Parameter:
57    time_zone_ptr</screen></entry>
58            <entry><screen>time_zone_ptr zone(
59  new posix_time_zone("MST-07")
60);
61local_date_time ldt =
62  local_microsec_clock::local_time(
63    zone);</screen>
64            </entry>
65          </row>
66          <row>
67            <entry valign="top"><screen>local_sec_clock(...)
68  Return Type:
69    local_date_time
70  Parameter:
71    time_zone_ptr</screen></entry>
72            <entry><screen>time_zone_ptr zone(
73  new posix_time_zone("MST-07")
74);
75local_date_time ldt =
76  local_sec_clock::local_time(zone);</screen>
77            </entry>
78          </row>
79        </tbody>
80      </tgroup>
81    </informaltable>
82  </para>
83
84  <anchor id="local_date_time_constr" />
85  <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Construction</bridgehead>
86  <para>
87    Construction of a local_date_time object can be done with a ptime and a time_zone_ptr where the ptime represents UTC time. Construction with a wall-clock representation takes the form of a date, a time_duration, a time_zone_ptr, and a fourth parameter that addresses the following complication.
88  </para>
89  <para>
90    Construction from a wall-clock rep may result in differing shifts for a particular time zone, depending on daylight savings rules for that zone. This means it is also possible to create a local_date_time with a non-existent, or duplicated, UTC representation. These cases occur during the forward shift in time that is the transition into daylight savings and during the backward shift that is the transition out of daylight savings. The user has two options for handling these cases: a bool flag that states if the time is daylight savings, or an enum that states what to do when either of these cases are encountered.
91  </para>
92  <para>
93    The bool flag is ignored when the given time_zone has no daylight savings specification. When the daylight savings status of a given time label is calculated and it does not match the flag, a <code>local_time::dst_not_valid</code> exception is thrown. If a time label is invalid (does not exist), a <code>local_time::time_label_invalid</code> exception is thrown.
94  </para>
95  <para>
96    There are two elements in the <code>local_date_time::DST_CALC_OPTIONS</code> enum: <code>EXCEPTION_ON_ERROR</code> and <code>NOT_DATE_TIME_ON_ERROR</code>. The possible exceptions thrown are a <code>local_time::ambiguous_result</code> or a <code>local_time::time_label_invalid</code>. The <code>NOT_DATE_TIME_ON_ERROR</code> sets the time value to the special value <code>local_time::not_a_date_time</code> in the event of either a invalid or an ambiguous time label.
97  </para>
98  <para>
99    <informaltable frame="all">
100      <tgroup cols="2">
101        <thead>
102          <row>
103            <entry morerows="1">Syntax</entry>
104            <entry>Description</entry>
105          </row>
106          <row>
107            <entry>Example</entry>
108          </row>
109        </thead>
110        <tbody>
111          <row>
112            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>local_date_time(...)
113  Parameters:
114    posix_time::ptime
115    time_zone_ptr</screen></entry>
116            <entry>The given time is expected to be UTC. Therefore, the given time will be adjusted according to the offset described in the time zone.</entry>
117          </row>
118          <row>
119            <entry><screen>
120// 3am, 2004-Nov-05 local time
121ptime pt(date(2004,Nov,5),
122         hours(10));
123time_zone_ptr zone(
124  new posix_time_zone("MST-07"));
125local_date_time az(pt, zone);</screen>
126            </entry>
127          </row>
128
129          <row>
130            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>local_date_time(...)
131  Parameters:
132    date
133    time_duration
134    time_zone_ptr
135    bool</screen></entry>
136<entry>The passed time information understood to be in the passed tz. The DST flag must be passed to indicate whether the time is in daylight savings or not. May throw a <code>dst_not_valid</code> or <code>time_label_invalid</code> exception.</entry>
137          </row>
138          <row>
139            <entry><screen>date d(2004,Nov,5);
140time_duration td(5,0,0,0);
141string z("PST-8PDT,M4.1.0,M10.1.0")
142time_zone_ptr zone(
143  new posix_time_zone(z));
144local_date_time nyc(d, td,
145                    zone, false);</screen>
146            </entry>
147          </row>
148
149          <row>
150            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>local_date_time(...)
151  Parameters:
152    date
153    time_duration
154    time_zone_ptr
155    DST_CALC_OPTIONS</screen></entry>
156            <entry>The passed time information understood to be in the passed tz. The DST flag is calculated according to the specified rule. May throw a <code>ambiguous_result</code> or <code>time_label_invalid</code> exception.</entry>
157          </row>
158          <row>
159            <entry><screen>date d(2004,Nov,5);
160time_duration td(5,0,0,0);
161string z("PST-8PDT,M4.1.0,M10.1.0")
162time_zone_ptr zone(
163  new posix_time_zone(z));
164local_date_time nyc(d, td, zone,
165  NOT_DATE_TIME_ON_ERROR);</screen>
166            </entry>
167          </row>
168
169          <row>
170            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>local_date_time(local_date_time);</screen></entry>
171            <entry>Copy Constructor.</entry>
172          </row>
173          <row>
174            <entry><screen>local_date_time az_2(az);</screen></entry>
175          </row>
176
177          <row>
178            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>local_date_time(...)
179  Parameters:
180    special_values
181    time_zone_ptr</screen></entry>
182            <entry>Special Values constructor.</entry>
183          </row>
184          <row>
185            <entry><screen>time_zone_ptr zone(
186  new posix_time_zone("MST-07")
187);
188local_date_time nadt(not_a_date_time,
189                     zone);
190// default NULL time_zone_ptr
191local_date_time nadt(pos_infin);</screen>
192            </entry>
193          </row>
194
195        </tbody>
196      </tgroup>
197    </informaltable>
198  </para>
199
200  <anchor id="local_date_time_accessors" />
201  <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Accessors</bridgehead>
202  <para>
203    <informaltable frame="all">
204      <tgroup cols="2">
205        <thead>
206          <row>
207            <entry valign="top" morerows="1">Syntax</entry>
208            <entry>Description</entry>
209          </row>
210          <row>
211              <entry>Example</entry>
212          </row>
213        </thead>
214        <tbody>
215          <row>
216            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>time_zone_ptr zone()</screen></entry>
217            <entry>Returns associated time_zone object via a time_zone_ptr</entry>
218          </row>
219          <row>
220            <entry><screen></screen></entry>
221          </row>
222
223          <row>
224            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>bool is_dst()</screen></entry>
225            <entry>Determines if time value is in DST for associated zone.</entry>
226          </row>
227          <row>
228            <entry></entry>
229          </row>
230
231          <row>
232            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>ptime utc_time()</screen></entry>
233            <entry>Converts the local time value to a UTC value.</entry>
234          </row>
235          <row>
236            <entry><screen>ptime pt(date(2004,Nov,5),
237         hours(10));
238time_zone_ptr zone(
239  new posix_time_zone("MST-07"));
240local_date_time az(pt, zone);
241az.utc_time(); // 10am 2004-Nov-5</screen>
242            </entry>
243          </row>
244
245          <row>
246            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>ptime local_time()</screen></entry>
247            <entry>Returns the local time for this object (Wall-clock).</entry>
248          </row>
249          <row>
250            <entry><screen>ptime pt(date(2004,Nov,5),
251         hours(10));
252time_zone_ptr zone(
253  new posix_time_zone("MST-07"));
254local_date_time az(pt, zone);
255az.utc_time(); // 10am 2004-Nov-5
256az.local_time(); // 3am 2004-Nov-5</screen></entry>
257          </row>
258
259          <row>
260            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>local_time_in(...)
261  Return Type:
262    local_date_time
263  Parameters:
264    time_zone_ptr
265    time_duration</screen></entry>
266            <entry>Returns a local_date_time representing the same UTC time as calling object, plus optional time_duration, with given time zone.</entry>
267          </row>
268          <row>
269            <entry><screen>local_date_time nyc = az.local_time_in(nyc_zone);
270// nyc == 7am 2004-Nov-5</screen>
271            </entry>
272          </row>
273          <!--
274          <row>
275            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>std::string zone_name()</screen></entry>
276            <entry>Returns full zone name from associated time zone or "Coordinated Universal Time" if time_zone_ptr is NULL.</entry>
277          </row>
278          <row>
279            <entry>
280            </entry>
281          </row>
282
283          <row>
284            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>std::string zone_abbrev()</screen></entry>
285            <entry>Returns zone abbreviation from associated time zone or "UTC" if time_zone_ptr is NULL.</entry>
286          </row>
287          <row>
288            <entry>
289            </entry>
290          </row>
291          -->
292          <row>
293            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>bool is_infinity() const</screen></entry>
294            <entry>Returns true if local_date_time is either positive or negative infinity</entry>
295          </row>
296          <row>
297            <entry><screen>local_date_time ldt(pos_infin);
298ldt.is_infinity(); // --> true</screen></entry>
299          </row>
300
301          <row>
302            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>bool is_neg_infinity() const</screen></entry>
303            <entry>Returns true if local_date_time is negative infinity</entry>
304          </row>
305          <row>
306            <entry><screen>local_date_time ldt(neg_infin);
307ldt.is_neg_infinity(); // --> true</screen></entry>
308          </row>
309
310          <row>
311            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>bool is_pos_infinity() const</screen></entry>
312            <entry>Returns true if local_date_time is positive infinity</entry>
313          </row>
314          <row>
315            <entry><screen>local_date_time ldt(neg_infin);
316ldt.is_pos_infinity(); // --> true</screen></entry>
317          </row>
318
319          <row>
320            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>bool is_not_a_date_time() const</screen></entry>
321            <entry>Returns true if value is not a date</entry>
322          </row>
323          <row>
324            <entry><screen>local_date_time ldt(not_a_date_time);
325ldt.is_not_a_date_time(); // --> true</screen></entry>
326          </row>
327
328          <row>
329            <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>bool is_special() const</screen></entry>
330            <entry>Returns true if local_date_time is any <code>special_value</code></entry>
331          </row>
332          <row>
333            <entry><screen>local_date_time ldt(pos_infin);
334local_date_time ldt2(not_a_date_time);
335time_zone_ptr
336  mst(new posix_time_zone("MST-07"));
337local_date_time
338  ldt3(local_sec_clock::local_time(mst));
339ldt.is_special(); // --> true
340ldt2.is_special(); // --> true
341ldt3.is_special(); // --> false</screen></entry>
342          </row>
343
344        </tbody>
345      </tgroup>
346    </informaltable>
347  </para>
348
349  <anchor id="local_date_time_operators" />
350  <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Operators</bridgehead>
351  <informaltable frame="all">
352    <tgroup cols="2">
353      <thead>
354	<row>
355	  <entry valign="top" morerows="1">Syntax</entry>
356	  <entry>Description</entry>
357	</row>
358	<row>
359	  <entry>Example</entry>
360	</row>
361      </thead>
362      <tbody>
363	<row>
364          <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>operator&lt;&lt;</screen></entry>
365          <entry>Output streaming operator. This operator is part of the v1.33 IO addition to date_time. For complete details on this feature see <link linkend="date_time.date_time_io">Date Time IO</link>. The default output is shown in this example.</entry>
366	</row>
367	<row>
368          <entry><screen>
369time_zone_ptr zone(new posix_time_zone("MST-07");
370local_date_time ldt(date(2005,Jul,4),
371                    hours(20),
372                    false);
373std::cout &lt;&lt; ldt &lt;&lt; std::endl;
374// "2005-Jul-04 20:00:00 MST"
375          </screen></entry>
376        </row>
377
378	<row>
379          <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>operator>></screen></entry>
380          <entry>Input streaming operator. This operator is part of the v1.33 IO addition to date_time. For complete details on this feature see <link linkend="date_time.date_time_io">Date Time IO</link>. At this time, <code>local_date_time</code> objects can only be streamed in with a Posix Time Zone string. A complete description of a Posix Time Zone string can be found in the documentation for the <link linkend="posix_time_zone_intro">posix_time_zone</link> class.</entry>
381	</row>
382	<row>
383          <entry><screen>stringstream ss;
384ss.str("2005-Jul-04 20:00:00 MST-07");
385ss >> ldt;
386          </screen></entry>
387        </row>
388
389	<row>
390	  <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>operator==, operator!=,
391operator>, operator&lt;,
392operator>=, operator&lt;=</screen></entry>
393	  <entry>A full complement of comparison operators</entry>
394	</row>
395	<row>
396	  <entry><screen>ldt1 == ldt2, etc</screen></entry>
397        </row>
398
399	<row>
400	  <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>operator+, operator+=,
401operator-, operator-=</screen></entry>
402          <entry>Addition, subtraction, and shortcut operators for <code>local_date_time</code> and date duration types. These include: <code>days</code>, <code>months</code>, and <code>years</code>.</entry>
403	</row>
404	<row>
405	  <entry><screen>ldt + days(5), etc</screen></entry>
406        </row>
407
408	<row>
409	  <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>operator+, operator+=,
410operator-, operator-=</screen></entry>
411          <entry>Addition, subtraction, and shortcut operators for <code>local_date_time</code> and <code>time_duration</code>.</entry>
412	</row>
413	<row>
414	  <entry><screen>ldt + hours(5), etc</screen></entry>
415        </row>
416      </tbody>
417    </tgroup>
418  </informaltable>
419
420  <anchor id="local_date_time_tm_func" />
421  <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Struct tm Functions</bridgehead>
422  <para>Function for converting a <code>local_date_time</code> object to a <code>tm</code> struct is provided.</para>
423  <informaltable frame="all">
424    <tgroup cols="2">
425      <thead>
426	<row>
427	  <entry valign="top" morerows="1">Syntax</entry>
428	  <entry>Description</entry>
429	</row>
430	<row>
431	  <entry>Example</entry>
432	</row>
433      </thead>
434      <tbody>
435        <row>
436	  <entry valign="top" morerows="1"><screen>tm to_tm(local_date_time)</screen></entry>
437          <entry>A function for converting a <code>local_date_time</code> object to a <code>tm</code> struct.</entry>
438	</row>
439	<row>
440          <entry><screen>
441// 6am, 2005-Jul-05 local time
442std::string z("EST-05EDT,M4.1.0,M10.1.0");
443ptime pt(date(2005,Jul,5),
444         hours(10));
445time_zone_ptr zone( new posix_time_zone(z));
446local_date_time ldt(pt, zone);
447tm ldt_tm = to_tm(ldt);
448/* tm_year => 105
449   tm_mon  => 6
450   tm_mday => 5
451   tm_wday => 2 (Tuesday)
452   tm_yday => 185
453   tm_hour => 6
454   tm_min  => 0
455   tm_sec  => 0
456   tm_isdst => 1 */</screen>
457	  </entry>
458        </row>
459
460      </tbody>
461    </tgroup>
462  </informaltable>
463</section>
464