SADateTime::operator double

operator  double ( ) const;

Returns the current value of SADateTime object as double (DATE data type in Windows).

Return value

Operator returns double value which is calculated from this SADateTime object.

Remarks

Use these operators to get current date/time value using standard double representation. Days are represented by whole number increments starting with 30 December 1899, midnight as time zero. Hour values are expressed as the absolute value of the fractional part of the number.

Date and time	Representation
30 December 1899, midnight	0.00
1 January 1900, midnight	2.00
4 January 1900, midnight	5.00
4 January 1900, 6 A.M.	5.25
4 January 1900, noon	5.50
4 January 1900, 9 P.M.	5.875

Specific notes

Win32 platform: date/time format in a double is exactly the same as used by DATE data type.

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