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posix_time::time_iterator

 


Overall Index -- Gregorian Index -- Posix Time Index

Time Iterators

Introduction -- Header -- Class Overview -- Operators

Introduction

Time iterators provide a mechanism for iteration through times. Time iterators are similar to Bidirectional Iterators. However, time_iterators are different than standard iterators in that there is no underlying sequence, just a calculation function. In addition, time_iterators are directly comparable against instances of class ptime. Thus a second iterator for the end point of the iteration is not required, but rather a point in time can be used directly. For example, the following code iterates using a 15 minute iteration interval. The print hours example also illustrates the use of the time_iterator.

#include "boost/date_time/posix_time/posix_time.hpp"
#include <iostream>


int
main()
{
  using namespace boost::gregorian;
  using namespace boost::posix_time;
  date d(2000,Jan,20);
  ptime start(d);
  ptime end = start + hours(1);
  time_iterator titr(start,minutes(15)); //increment by 15 minutes
  //produces 00:00:00, 00:15:00, 00:30:00, 00:45:00
  while (titr < end) {
    std::cout << to_simple_string(*titr) << std::endl;
    ++titr;
  }
  std::cout << "Now backward" << std::endl;
  //produces 01:00:00, 00:45:00, 00:30:00, 00:15:00
  while (titr > start) {
    std::cout << to_simple_string(*titr) << std::endl;
    --titr;
  }
}

Header

#include "boost/date_time/posix_time/posix_time.hpp" //include all types plus i/o
or
#include "boost/date_time/posix_time/posix_time_types.hpp" //no i/o just types

Class Overview

Class Construction Parameters Description
time_iterator ptime start_time, time_duration increment Iterate incrementing by the specified duration.

Operators

SyntaxDescriptionExample
operator==(const ptime& rhs),
operator!=(const ptime& rhs),
operator>, operator<
operator>=, operator<=
A full complement of comparison operators date d(2002,Jan,1);
ptime start_time(d, hours(1));
//increment by 10 minutes
time_iterator titr(start_time, minutes(10));
ptime end_time = start_time + hours(2);
if (titr == end_time) // false
if (titr != end_time) // true
if (titr >= end_time) // false
if (titr <= end_time) // true
prefix increment Increment the iterator by the specified duration. //increment by 10 milli seconds
time_iterator titr(start_time, milliseconds(10));
++titr; // == start_time + 10 milliseconds
prefix decrement Decrement the iterator by the specified time duration. Example time_iterator titr(start_time, time_duration(1,2,3));
--titr; // == start_time - 1 hour, 2 minutes, and 3 seconds


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