Re: localtime deprecated?
Robert Kindred wrote:
"Victor Bazarov" <v.Abazarov@comAcast.net> wrote in message
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And, if so, is the suggestion of localtime_s standard compliant?
No.
If not, what should I use? [This program has to be
platform-independent, ISO C++.]
Keep using 'localtime' until MS comes to its senses (unlikely) or
until MS removes it completely from its library implementation (also
unlikely). When/If the latter happens, split the code using an ifdef
directive.
I am afraid "remove completely" is not so far fetched. I prefer to
use opendir and readdir to scan directories for a modicum of platform
independence. This worked in Borland Builder5, but it is gone from
Microsoft VS2005.
The biggest difference between 'localtime' and 'opendir' or 'readdir'
is that 'localtime' is a _Standard_C_Library_ function, the latter two
aren't.
V
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