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v1_9_1_378 - Show latest stable - Class: Time

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Returns a Time object initialized to the current system time. Note: The object created will be created using the resolution available on your system clock, and so may include fractional seconds.

a = Time.new      #=> 2007-11-19 07:50:02 -0600
b = Time.new      #=> 2007-11-19 07:50:02 -0600
a == b            #=> false
"%.6f" % a.to_f   #=> "1195480202.282373"
"%.6f" % b.to_f   #=> "1195480202.283415"

static VALUE
time_init(VALUE time)
{
    struct time_object *tobj;

    time_modify(time);
    GetTimeval(time, tobj);
    tobj->tm_got=0;
    tobj->ts.tv_sec = 0;
    tobj->ts.tv_nsec = 0;
#ifdef HAVE_CLOCK_GETTIME
    if (clock_gettime(CLOCK_REALTIME, &tobj->ts) == -1) {
        rb_sys_fail("clock_gettime");
    }
#else
    {
        struct timeval tv; 
        if (gettimeofday(&tv, 0) < 0) {
            rb_sys_fail("gettimeofday");
        }
        tobj->ts.tv_sec = tv.tv_sec;
        tobj->ts.tv_nsec = tv.tv_usec * 1000;
    }
#endif

    return time;
}

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