I am planning to implement #include <time.h> in my program. I have never yet used this include. I will be using this in order to track a 24-hour period, or at least that is what I wish to do; I basically need to set up a natural 24-hour day that I will be able to access and use at different, undetermined points in time, like a standard, analog clock-- I will need to be able to "tell the time". I will be using this time (when accessed) in a control statement. It would be great if is simply a variable that I would be accessing or if it could be dumped into a variable for use.
I am not asking for help with the program (design, logic, etc). I simply am seeing if anyone would be kind enough to share any thoughts, warnings, hazards, or general concerns about using time.h in a C++ program. Perhaps time.h is the incorrect include for what I am seeking to do?
Thank-you in advance for any reply.
[EDIT] With further thought, the tracking of the 24-hours in a direct, static sense would only last for the life of the program at the most (?) The program runs -> Time data saved in a variable would be active here -> This data would be dumped at program end. I suppose I will somehow have to make use of the system time for this-- perhaps I will just have to simulate the 24-day by using 24-milliseconds. Perhaps a RNG instead which provides a integer representing a specific hour? Actually, the user will not know and truthfully it should not matter how I do this-- the program is a simulator of sorts, so in essence, all is faked. Just thinking.
