C programming/time.h/localtime

localtime is a library function in time.h. It converts calendar time into local time. Syntax #include <time.h> struct tm * localtime ( const time_t * ptr_time ); Parameters The pointer ptr_time is a pointer to a time_t object that contains a calendar time. Return Value The function localtime returns a pointer to a tm structure. The tm structure contains the time information. Explanation The function localtime uses the time pointed by the pointer ptr_time to fill a tm structure with the values that represent the corresponding local time. If this function is called, it returns the localtime in the form "day Month date hr:min:sec year"((Output)). References deep