BALL::PreciseTime Class Reference
[Miscellaneous]

Time class. More...

#include <timeStamp.h>

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
Constructors and Destructors.
	PreciseTime ()
	Default constructor.
	PreciseTime (const PreciseTime &time)
	Copy constructor.
	PreciseTime (long secs, long usecs)
	Detailed constructor.
virtual	~PreciseTime ()
	Destructor.
Assignment
void	set (long secs, long usecs)
	Assignment method.
void	set (const PreciseTime &time)
	Assignment method.
const PreciseTime &	operator= (const PreciseTime &time)
	Assignment operator.
virtual void	clear ()
	Clear method.
Predicates
bool	operator< (const PreciseTime &time) const
	Greater than operator.
bool	operator> (const PreciseTime &time) const
	Lesser than operator.
bool	operator== (const PreciseTime &time) const
	Equality operator.
Storable interface.
void	write (PersistenceManager &pm) const
	Persistent stream writing.
bool	read (PersistenceManager &pm)
	Persistent stream reading.
Static Public Attributes
Constants.
static const PreciseTime	ZERO
	Zero object.
Protected Attributes
long	secs_
long	usecs_
Accessors
long	getSeconds () const
	Return the seconds since Jan.
long	getMicroSeconds () const
	Return the microseconds.
static PreciseTime	now ()
	Return the current time.

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Detailed Description

Time class.

Used to store a point of time. This class provides a higher precision than Time (below seconds).

Interface: Storable

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

BALL::PreciseTime::PreciseTime

(

)

Default constructor.

Initialize with zero.

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Member Function Documentation

long BALL::PreciseTime::getSeconds

(

)

const

Return the seconds since Jan.

1, 1970.

static PreciseTime BALL::PreciseTime::now

(

)

[static]

Return the current time.

Returns:

PreciseTime the current time in seconds since Jan. 1, 1970

bool BALL::PreciseTime::read

(

PersistenceManager &

pm

)

Persistent stream reading.

This method reads the contents of a PreciseTime object from the persistent stream using the readPrimitive method of the PersistenceManager.

Parameters:

pm

the persistence manager

void BALL::PreciseTime::write

(

PersistenceManager &

pm

)

const

Persistent stream writing.

This method writes the contents of the PreciseTime objects to the persistent stream using the writePrimitive method of the PersistenceManager.

Parameters:

pm

the persistence manager