| Getting the Current Date and Time | |
| GetDateTime | Obtains the current date-time information, expressed as the number of seconds elapsed since midnight, January 1, 1904. |
| GetTime | Obtains the current date-time information, expressed as a date and time. |
| ReadDateTime | Copies the date-time information from the clock chip into low memory. |
| Converting Between Date-Time Formats | |
| DateToSeconds | Converts a date and time to a number of seconds elapsed since midnight, January 1, 1904. |
| SecondsToDate | Converts a number of seconds elapsed since midnight, January 1, 1904 to a date and time. |
| Converting Between Long Date-Time Format | |
| LongDateToSeconds | Converts a date and time to the number of seconds elapsed since midnight, January 1, 1904. |
| LongSecondsToDate | Converts the number of seconds elapsed since midnight, January 1, 1904 to a date and time. |
| Modifying and Verifying Long Date-Time Records | |
| ToggleDate | Modifies a date and time, by modifying one specific component of a date and time (day, hour, minute, seconds, day of week, and so on). |
| ValidDate | Verifies specific date and time values in a long date-time structure. |
| Setting the Current Date and Time | |
| SetDateTime | Changes the date-time information stored in the clock chip to the specified value, expressed as the number of seconds elapsed since midnight, January 1, 1904. |
| SetTime | Changes the date-time information in the clock chip to the specified value, expressed as a date and time. |
| Converting Date and Time Strings Into Numeric Representations | |
| InitDateCache | Initializes the date cache structure, which is used to store data for use by the StringToDate and StringToTime functions. |
| StringToDate | Parses a string for a date and converts the date information into values in a date-time structure. |
| StringToTime | Parses a string for a time specification and converts the date information into values in a date-time structure. |
| Converting Numeric Representations Into Date and Time Strings | |
| DateString | Converts a date in the standard date-time representation into a Pascal string, making use of the date formatting information in the specified resource. |
| TimeString | Converts a time in the standard date-time representation into a string, making use of the time formatting information in the specified resource. |
| Converting Long Date and Time Values Into Strings | |
| LongDateString | Converts a date that is specified as a LongDateTime value into a Pascal string, making use of the date formatting information in the specified resource. |
| LongTimeString | Converts a time that is specified as a LongDateTime value into a Pascal string, making use of the time formatting information in the specified resource. |
© 2001 Apple Computer, Inc. (Last Updated July 17, 2001)