Xbase++

DateTime - Add or Subtract Seconds

Demonstrates the AddSeconds method to add or subtract a number of seconds from a date/time.

Note: This example is only valid in Chilkat v9.5.0.65 or later.

Xbase++

LOCAL oDateTime

oDateTime := CreateObject("Chilkat.CkDateTime")

oDateTime:SetFromCurrentSystemTime()

? "Current time: " + oDateTime:GetAsTimestamp(0)

oDateTime:AddSeconds(1)
? "Current time + 1 second: " + oDateTime:GetAsTimestamp(0)

oDateTime:AddSeconds(-2)
? "Current time - 1 second: " + oDateTime:GetAsTimestamp(0)

//  Add 30 days (60 * 60 * 24 * 30)
oDateTime:AddSeconds(60 * 60 * 24 * 30)
? "Current time + 30 days: " + oDateTime:GetAsTimestamp(0)

//  Sample output for test run on 2-Dec-2016: 

//  	Current time: 2016-12-02T12:59:13Z
//  	Current time + 1 second: 2016-12-02T12:59:14Z
//  	Current time - 1 second: 2016-12-02T12:59:12Z
//  	Current time + 30 days: 2017-01-01T12:59:12Z

oDateTime:destroy()