QDateTime::toTime_t () did not return correct result
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Hello:
This is the documentation for:
uint QDateTime::toTime_t () const
Returns the datetime as the number of seconds that have passed since 1970-01-01T00:00:00, Coordinated Universal Time (Qt::UTC).
On systems that do not support time zones, this function will behave as if local time were Qt::UTC.I ran this code fragment:
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QDateTime UET(QDate( 1970, 1, 1), QTime(0, 0, 3, 0 ));
unk = UET.toTime_t(); // debug data: unk = 25203
@If I understand this right, I am suppose to get unk = 3 (three ) since it is
three seconds from 1970, jan, 1st.and if you try with exactly 1970, 1, 1, you will not get a ZERO return, but
unk = 25200s. See below.@
QDateTime UET(QDate( 1970, 1, 1), QTime(0, 0, 1, 0 ));
unk = UET.toTime_t(); // debug data: unk = 25200
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So what gives? -
The document did not explain this.
In fact, i think if you follow the description in the documentation, the code implementation for QDateTime::tTime_t () is incorrect. IMHO. Or they have to rewrite this portion of documentation to explain it clearly with calculation example.Here is Qt implementation:
OK, I think I know the answer.
I am at - 7 (minus 7 )hours from UTC (coordinate universal time).
So on date 1970, 1, 1, zero hours my local time, Qt calculates the time passed relative to time of 1970, 1, 1 at where UTC time location is.
So 7 * 60 * 60 = 25200!