BloombergLP::bdlt::EpochUtil::epoch

Return a reference to the Unix epoch (1970-01-01 00:00:00).

Synopsis

Declared in <bdlt_epochutil.h>

static
Datetime const&
epoch();

Description

Return a reference providing non-modifiable access to the epoch time: midnight on January 1, 1970. Note that this value exists before any code is executed and will continue to exist, unchanged, until the program exits.

Return Value

non-modifiable reference to the epoch datetime