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Return the current system time according to the specified `clockType`.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bsls_systemtime.h>`

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static
xref:BloombergLP/bsls/TimeInterval.adoc[TimeInterval]
now(xref:BloombergLP/bsls/SystemClockType/Enum.adoc[SystemClockType::Enum] clockType);
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== Description

Return the `TimeInterval` value representing the current system time according to the specified `clockType`. The returned value is the time interval between the reference time point defined for the supplied `clockType` (see {Reference Time Point}) and the current time.

== Return Value

current system time according to `clockType`

== Parameters

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|===
| Name| Description
| *clockType*
| clock used to measure the current system time
|===


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