Get Current Time in C++

The ATL/MFC way:

/*Output Current Time is: 03/24/09 15:54:43*/



#include <atltime.h>   // for CTime

#include <atlstr.h>    // for CString   

#include <iostream>



int main()

{

    CString s(CTime::GetCurrentTime().Format("%c"));

    std::wcout << L"Current Time is: "<< s.GetString();

}

The Boost Way:

  /* Uses the clock to get the local time 

   * 

   * Expected Output something like:

   * 2002-Mar-08 16:30:59

   */



  #include "boost/date_time/posix_time/posix_time.hpp"

  #include <iostream>



  int  main()

  {

    using namespace boost::posix_time;

    using namespace boost::gregorian;



    //get the current time from the clock -- one second resolution

    ptime now = second_clock::local_time();



    std::cout << L"Current Time is: "

              << to_simple_wstring(now)

              << std::endl;

    return 0;

  }