[#node-UpdateTime]
= xref:node.adoc[node]::UpdateTime
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Update a block header's time field and return the new time.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<node/miner.h>`

[source,cpp,subs="verbatim,replacements,macros,-callouts"]
----
int64_t
UpdateTime(
    xref:CBlockHeader.adoc[CBlockHeader]* pblock,
    xref:Consensus/Params.adoc[Consensus::Params] const& consensusParams,
    xref:CBlockIndex.adoc[CBlockIndex] const* pindexPrev);
----

== Return Value

The updated block time.

== Parameters

[cols="1,4"]
|===
| Name| Description
| *pblock*
| The block header to update.
| *consensusParams*
| Consensus parameters used to bound the time.
| *pindexPrev*
| The previous block the header builds on.
|===


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