asctime() function in C++

The asctime() function is defined in the ctime header file. The asctime() function converts the given calendar time of structure tm to a character representation i.e human readable form.

Syntax:

char* asctime(const struct tm * time_ptr);

Parameter: This function accepts single parameter time_ptr i.e pointer to the tm object to be converted.

Return Value: This function returns the calendar time in the form “Www Mmm dd hh:mm:ss yyyy”

Below program illustrate the asctime() function in C++:

Example:-

C++

// c++ program to demonstrate
// example of asctime() function.

#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

int main()
{
    time_t time_ptr;

    time(&time_ptr);
    cout << "Current date and time = "
         << asctime(localtime(&time_ptr));

    return 0;
}

Output:

Current date and time = Mon Oct  1 10:21:26 2018