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# Standard library header <chrono>

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This header is part of the date and time library.

### [edit] Classes

Defined in namespace `std::chrono`
duration (C++11) | a time interval (class template) [edit]
system_clock (C++11) | wall clock time from the system-wide realtime clock (class) [edit]
steady_clock (C++11) | monotonic clock that will never be adjusted (class) [edit]
high_resolution_clock (C++11) | the clock with the shortest tick period available (class) [edit]
time_point (C++11) | a point in time (class template) [edit]
treat_as_floating_point | indicates that a duration is convertible to duration with different tick period (class template)
duration_values | constructs zero, min, and max values of a tick count of given type (class template)
##### Convenience Typedefs
Defined in namespace `std::chrono`
std::chrono::nanoseconds | duration type with Period std::nano
std::chrono::microseconds | duration type with Period std::micro
std::chrono::milliseconds | duration type with Period std::milli
std::chrono::seconds | duration type with Period std::ratio<1>
std::chrono::minutes | duration type with Period std::ratio<60>
std::chrono::hours | duration type with Period std::ratio<3600>
##### Specializations
Defined in namespace `std`
std::common_type<std::chrono::duration> | specializes the std::common_type trait (class template specialization) [edit]
std::common_type<std::chrono::time_point> | specializes the std::common_type trait (class template specialization) [edit]

### [edit] Functions

##### Duration
Defined in namespace `std::chrono`
operator+operator-operator*operator/operator% | implements arithmetic operations with durations as arguments (function template) [edit]
operator==operator!=operator<operator<=operator>operator>= | compares two durations (function template) [edit]
duration_cast | converts a duration to another, with a different tick interval (function template) [edit]
floor(std::chrono::duration) (C++17) | converts a duration to another, rounding down (function template) [edit]
ceil(std::chrono::duration) (C++17) | converts a duration to another, rounding up (function template) [edit]
round(std::chrono::duration) (C++17) | converts a duration to another, rounding to nearest, ties to even (function template) [edit]
abs(std::chrono::duration) (C++17) | obtains the absolute value of the duration (function template) [edit]
##### Time point
Defined in namespace `std::chrono`
operator+operator- | modifies the time point by the given duration (function template) [edit]
operator==operator!=operator<operator<=operator>operator>= | compares two time points (function template) [edit]
time_point_cast | converts a time point to another time point on the same clock, with a different duration (function template) [edit]
floor(std::chrono::time_point) (C++17) | converts a time_point to another, rounding down (function template) [edit]
ceil(std::chrono::time_point) (C++17) | converts a time_point to another, rounding up (function template) [edit]
round(std::chrono::time_point) (C++17) | converts a time_point to another, rounding to nearest, ties to even (function template) [edit]
##### Literals
Defined in inline namespace `std::literals::chrono_literals`
operator""h (C++14) | A std::chrono::duration literal representing hours (function) [edit]
operator""min (C++14) | A std::chrono::duration literal representing minutes (function) [edit]
operator""s (C++14) | A std::chrono::duration literal representing seconds (function) [edit]
operator""ms (C++14) | A std::chrono::duration literal representing milliseconds (function) [edit]
operator""us (C++14) | A std::chrono::duration literal representing microseconds (function) [edit]
operator""ns (C++14) | A std::chrono::duration literal representing nanoseconds (function) [edit]

### [edit] Synopsis

    namespace std {
      namespace chrono {
        // class template duration
        template <class Rep, class Period = ratio<1>> class duration;
        // class template time_point
        template <class Clock, class Duration = typename Clock::duration> class time_point;
      }
      // common_type specializations
      template <class Rep1, class Period1, class Rep2, class Period2>
      struct common_type<chrono::duration<Rep1, Period1>,
                         chrono::duration<Rep2, Period2>>;
      template <class Clock, class Duration1, class Duration2>
      struct common_type<chrono::time_point<Clock, Duration1>,
                         chrono::time_point<Clock, Duration2>>;
      namespace chrono {
        // customization traits
        template <class Rep> struct treat_as_floating_point;
        template <class Rep> struct duration_values;
        template <class Rep>
        constexpr bool treat_as_floating_point_v = treat_as_floating_point<Rep>::value;
        // duration arithmetic
        template <class Rep1, class Period1, class Rep2, class Period2>
        common_type_t<duration<Rep1, Period1>, duration<Rep2, Period2>>
        constexpr operator+(const duration<Rep1, Period1>& lhs,
                            const duration<Rep2, Period2>& rhs);
        template <class Rep1, class Period1, class Rep2, class Period2>
        common_type_t<duration<Rep1, Period1>, duration<Rep2, Period2>>
        constexpr operator-(const duration<Rep1, Period1>& lhs,
                            const duration<Rep2, Period2>& rhs);
        template <class Rep1, class Period, class Rep2>
        duration<common_type_t<Rep1, Rep2>, Period>
        constexpr operator*(const duration<Rep1, Period>& d,
                            const Rep2& s);
        template <class Rep1, class Rep2, class Period>
        duration<common_type_t<Rep1, Rep2>, Period>
        constexpr operator*(const Rep1& s,
                            const duration<Rep2, Period>& d);
        template <class Rep1, class Period, class Rep2>
        duration<common_type_t<Rep1, Rep2>, Period>
        constexpr operator/(const duration<Rep1, Period>& d,
                            const Rep2& s);
        template <class Rep1, class Period1, class Rep2, class Period2>
        common_type_t<Rep1, Rep2>
        constexpr operator/(const duration<Rep1, Period1>& lhs,
                            const duration<Rep2, Period2>& rhs);
        template <class Rep1, class Period, class Rep2>
        duration<common_type_t<Rep1, Rep2>, Period>
        constexpr operator%(const duration<Rep1, Period>& d,
                            const Rep2& s);
        template <class Rep1, class Period1, class Rep2, class Period2>
        common_type_t<duration<Rep1, Period1>, duration<Rep2, Period2>>
        constexpr operator%(const duration<Rep1, Period1>& lhs,
                            const duration<Rep2, Period2>& rhs);
        // duration comparisons
        template <class Rep1, class Period1, class Rep2, class Period2>
        constexpr bool operator==(const duration<Rep1, Period1>& lhs,
                                  const duration<Rep2, Period2>& rhs);
        template <class Rep1, class Period1, class Rep2, class Period2>
        constexpr bool operator!=(const duration<Rep1, Period1>& lhs,
                                  const duration<Rep2, Period2>& rhs);
        template <class Rep1, class Period1, class Rep2, class Period2>
        constexpr bool operator< (const duration<Rep1, Period1>& lhs,
                                  const duration<Rep2, Period2>& rhs);
        template <class Rep1, class Period1, class Rep2, class Period2>
        constexpr bool operator<=(const duration<Rep1, Period1>& lhs,
                                  const duration<Rep2, Period2>& rhs);
        template <class Rep1, class Period1, class Rep2, class Period2>
        constexpr bool operator> (const duration<Rep1, Period1>& lhs,
                                  const duration<Rep2, Period2>& rhs);
        template <class Rep1, class Period1, class Rep2, class Period2>
        constexpr bool operator>=(const duration<Rep1, Period1>& lhs,
                                  const duration<Rep2, Period2>& rhs);
        // duration_cast
        template <class ToDuration, class Rep, class Period>
        constexpr ToDuration duration_cast(const duration<Rep, Period>& d);
        template <class ToDuration, class Rep, class Period>
        constexpr ToDuration floor(const duration<Rep, Period>& d);
        template <class ToDuration, class Rep, class Period>
        constexpr ToDuration ceil(const duration<Rep, Period>& d);
        template <class ToDuration, class Rep, class Period>
        constexpr ToDuration round(const duration<Rep, Period>& d);
        // convenience typedefs
        using nanoseconds = duration</*signed integer type of at least 64 bits*/ , nano>;
        using microseconds = duration</*signed integer type of at least 55 bits*/ , micro>;
        using milliseconds = duration</*signed integer type of at least 45 bits*/ , milli>;
        using seconds = duration</*signed integer type of at least 35 bits*/ >;
        using minutes = duration</*signed integer type of at least 29 bits*/ , ratio< 60>>;
        using hours = duration</*signed integer type of at least 23 bits*/ , ratio<3600>>;
        // time_point arithmetic
        template <class Clock, class Duration1, class Rep2, class Period2>
        constexpr time_point<Clock, common_type_t<Duration1, duration<Rep2, Period2>>>
        operator+(const time_point<Clock, Duration1>& lhs,
                  const duration<Rep2, Period2>& rhs);
        template <class Rep1, class Period1, class Clock, class Duration2>
        constexpr time_point<Clock, common_type_t<duration<Rep1, Period1>, Duration2>>
        operator+(const duration<Rep1, Period1>& lhs,
                  const time_point<Clock, Duration2>& rhs);
        template <class Clock, class Duration1, class Rep2, class Period2>
        constexpr time_point<Clock, common_type_t<Duration1, duration<Rep2, Period2>>>
        operator-(const time_point<Clock, Duration1>& lhs,
                  const duration<Rep2, Period2>& rhs);
        template <class Clock, class Duration1, class Duration2>
        constexpr common_type_t<Duration1, Duration2>
        operator-(const time_point<Clock, Duration1>& lhs,
                  const time_point<Clock, Duration2>& rhs);
        // time_point comparisons
        template <class Clock, class Duration1, class Duration2>
        constexpr bool operator==(const time_point<Clock, Duration1>& lhs,
                                  const time_point<Clock, Duration2>& rhs);
        template <class Clock, class Duration1, class Duration2>
        constexpr bool operator!=(const time_point<Clock, Duration1>& lhs,
                                  const time_point<Clock, Duration2>& rhs);
        template <class Clock, class Duration1, class Duration2>
        constexpr bool operator< (const time_point<Clock, Duration1>& lhs,
                                  const time_point<Clock, Duration2>& rhs);
        template <class Clock, class Duration1, class Duration2>
        constexpr bool operator<=(const time_point<Clock, Duration1>& lhs,
                                  const time_point<Clock, Duration2>& rhs);
        template <class Clock, class Duration1, class Duration2>
        constexpr bool operator> (const time_point<Clock, Duration1>& lhs,
                                  const time_point<Clock, Duration2>& rhs);
        template <class Clock, class Duration1, class Duration2>
        constexpr bool operator>=(const time_point<Clock, Duration1>& lhs,
                                  const time_point<Clock, Duration2>& rhs);
        // time_point_cast
        template <class ToDuration, class Clock, class Duration>
        constexpr time_point<Clock, ToDuration>
        time_point_cast(const time_point<Clock, Duration>& t);
        template <class ToDuration, class Clock, class Duration>
        constexpr time_point<Clock, ToDuration>
        floor(const time_point<Clock, Duration>& tp);
        template <class ToDuration, class Clock, class Duration>
        constexpr time_point<Clock, ToDuration>
        ceil(const time_point<Clock, Duration>& tp);
        template <class ToDuration, class Clock, class Duration>
        constexpr time_point<Clock, ToDuration>
        round(const time_point<Clock, Duration>& tp);
        // specialized algorithms
        template <class Rep, class Period>
        constexpr duration<Rep, Period> abs(duration<Rep, Period> d);
        // clocks
        class system_clock;
        class steady_clock;
        class high_resolution_clock;
      }
      inline namespace literals {
        inline namespace chrono_literals {
          // suffixes for duration literals
          constexpr chrono::hours operator "" h(unsigned long long);
          constexpr chrono::duration</*unspecified*/,
                                     ratio<3600,1>> operator "" h(long double);
          constexpr chrono::minutes operator "" min(unsigned long long);
          constexpr chrono::duration</*unspecified*/,
                                     ratio<60,1>> operator "" min(long double);
          constexpr chrono::seconds operator "" s(unsigned long long);
          constexpr chrono::duration</*unspecified*/ > operator "" s(long double);
          constexpr chrono::milliseconds operator "" ms(unsigned long long);
          constexpr chrono::duration</*unspecified*/,
                                     milli> operator "" ms(long double);
          constexpr chrono::microseconds operator "" us(unsigned long long);
          constexpr chrono::duration</*unspecified*/,
                                     micro> operator "" us(long double);
          constexpr chrono::nanoseconds operator "" ns(unsigned long long);
          constexpr chrono::duration</*unspecified*/,
                                     nano> operator "" ns(long double);
        }
      }
      namespace chrono {
        using namespace literals::chrono_literals;
      }

#### [edit] std::chrono::treat_as_floating_point

    template <class Rep> struct treat_as_floating_point : is_floating_point<Rep> { };

#### [edit] std::chrono::duration_values

    template <class Rep>
    struct duration_values {
    public:
      static constexpr Rep zero();
      static constexpr Rep min();
      static constexpr Rep max();
    };

#### [edit] std::chrono::duration

    template <class Rep, class Period = ratio<1>>
    class duration {
    public:
      using rep = Rep;
      using period = Period;
    private:
      rep rep_; // exposition only
    public:
      // construct/copy/destroy
      constexpr duration() = default;
      template <class Rep2>
      constexpr explicit duration(const Rep2& r);
      template <class Rep2, class Period2>
      constexpr duration(const duration<Rep2, Period2>& d);
      ~duration() = default;
      duration(const duration&) = default;
      duration& operator=(const duration&) = default;
      // observer
      constexpr rep count() const;
      // arithmetic
      constexpr duration operator+() const;
      constexpr duration operator-() const;
      constexpr duration& operator++();
      constexpr duration operator++(int);
      constexpr duration& operator--();
      constexpr duration operator--(int);
      constexpr duration& operator+=(const duration& d);
      constexpr duration& operator-=(const duration& d);
      constexpr duration& operator*=(const rep& rhs);
      constexpr duration& operator/=(const rep& rhs);
      constexpr duration& operator%=(const rep& rhs);
      constexpr duration& operator%=(const duration& rhs);
      // special values
      static constexpr duration zero();
      static constexpr duration min();
      static constexpr duration max();
    };

#### [edit] std::chrono::time_point

    template <class Clock, class Duration = typename Clock::duration>
    class time_point {
    public:
      using clock = Clock;
      using duration = Duration;
      using rep = typename duration::rep;
      using period = typename duration::period;
    private:
      duration d_; // exposition only
    public:
      // construct
      constexpr time_point(); // has value epoch
      constexpr explicit time_point(const duration& d); // same as time_point() + d
      template <class Duration2>
      constexpr time_point(const time_point<clock, Duration2>& t);
      // observer
      constexpr duration time_since_epoch() const;
      // arithmetic
      constexpr time_point& operator+=(const duration& d);
      constexpr time_point& operator-=(const duration& d);
      // special values
      static constexpr time_point min();
      static constexpr time_point max();
    };

#### [edit] std::chrono::system_clock

    class system_clock {
    public:
      using rep = /*see description*/ ;
      using period = ratio</*unspecified*/, /*unspecified*/ >;
      using duration = chrono::duration<rep, period>;
      using time_point = chrono::time_point<system_clock>;
      static constexpr bool is_steady = /*unspecified*/ ;
      static time_point now() noexcept;
      // Map to C API
      static time_t to_time_t (const time_point& t) noexcept;
      static time_point from_time_t(time_t t) noexcept;
    };

#### [edit] std::chrono::steady_clock

    class steady_clock {
    public:
      using rep = /*unspecified*/ ;
      using period = ratio</*unspecified*/, /*unspecified*/ >;
      using duration = chrono::duration<rep, period>;
      using time_point = chrono::time_point</*unspecified*/, duration>;
      static constexpr bool is_steady = true;
      static time_point now() noexcept;
    };

#### [edit] std::chrono::high_resolution_clock

    class high_resolution_clock {
    public:
      using rep = /*unspecified*/ ;
      using period = ratio</*unspecified*/, /*unspecified*/ >;
      using duration = chrono::duration<rep, period>;
      using time_point = chrono::time_point</*unspecified*/, duration>;
      static constexpr bool is_steady = /*unspecified*/ ;
      static time_point now() noexcept;
    };

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