CosTime::TimeService Interface Reference

The time service is used to create instances of TIOs and UTOs from components, and to determine the current time. More...

import "CosTime.idl";

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
UTO	universal_time () raises (TimeUnavailable)
	Determine the current time.
UTO	secure_universal_time () raises (TimeUnavailable)
	Determine the current time where the time must be secure.
UTO	new_universal_time (in TimeBase::TimeT time, in TimeBase::InaccuracyT inaccuracy, in TimeBase::TdfT tdf)
	Create a new UTO instance from its components.
UTO	uto_from_utc (in TimeBase::UtcT utc)
	Create a new UTO instance.
TIO	new_interval (in TimeBase::TimeT lower, in TimeBase::TimeT upper)
	Create a new TIO instance.

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Detailed Description

The time service is used to create instances of TIOs and UTOs from components, and to determine the current time.

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Member Function Documentation

TIO CosTime::TimeService::new_interval	(	in TimeBase::TimeT	lower,
		in TimeBase::TimeT	upper
	)

Create a new TIO instance.

Returns:

A new TIO as specified. lower - the lower bound of the interval. upper - the upper bound of the interval.

UTO CosTime::TimeService::new_universal_time	(	in TimeBase::TimeT	time,
		in TimeBase::InaccuracyT	inaccuracy,
		in TimeBase::TdfT	tdf
	)

Create a new UTO instance from its components.

Returns:

A new UTO as specified. time - the time to be stored in the UTO. inaccuracy - the error to be stored with this time. tdf - the timezone to be stored in the UTO.

UTO CosTime::TimeService::secure_universal_time

(

)

raises (TimeUnavailable)

Determine the current time where the time must be secure.

Returns:

A UTO representing the current time, an estimate of the accuracy of this time, and the local time zone. TimeUnavailable if the time cannot be determined securely.

UTO CosTime::TimeService::universal_time

(

)

raises (TimeUnavailable)

Determine the current time.

Returns:

A UTO representing the current time, an estimate of the accuracy of this time, and the local time zone. TimeUnavailable if for some reason the time cannot be obtained.

UTO CosTime::TimeService::uto_from_utc

(

in TimeBase::UtcT

utc

)

Create a new UTO instance.

Returns:

A new UTO as specified. utc - the data to be stored in the UTO.