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## Class template base_time

boost::date_time::base_time — Representation of a precise moment in time, including the date.

## Synopsis

    // In header: <boost/date_time/time.hpp>

    template<typename T, typename time_system>
    class base_time :
      private boost::less_than_comparable< T, boost::equality_comparable< T > >
    {
    public:
      // types
      typedef void                            _is_boost_date_time_time_point;
      typedef T                               time_type;
      typedef time_system::time_rep_type      time_rep_type;
      typedef time_system::date_type          date_type;
      typedef time_system::date_duration_type date_duration_type;
      typedef time_system::time_duration_type time_duration_type;

      // construct/copy/destruct
      base_time(const date_type &, const time_duration_type &,
                dst_flags = not_dst);
      base_time(special_values);
      base_time(const time_rep_type &);

      // public member functions
      date_type date() const;
      time_duration_type time_of_day() const;
      std::string zone_name(bool = false) const;
      std::string zone_abbrev(bool = false) const;
      std::string zone_as_posix_string() const;
      bool is_not_a_date_time() const;
      bool is_infinity() const;
      bool is_pos_infinity() const;
      bool is_neg_infinity() const;
      bool is_special() const;
      bool operator==(const time_type &) const;
      bool operator<(const time_type &) const;
      time_duration_type operator-(const time_type &) const;
      time_type operator+(const date_duration_type &) const;
      time_type operator+=(const date_duration_type &);
      time_type operator-(const date_duration_type &) const;
      time_type operator-=(const date_duration_type &);
      time_type operator+(const time_duration_type &) const;
      time_type operator+=(const time_duration_type &);
      time_type operator-(const time_duration_type &) const;
      time_type operator-=(const time_duration_type &);
    };

## Description

This class is a skeleton for the interface of a temporal type with a resolution that is higher than a day. It is intended that this class be the base class and that the actual time class be derived using the BN pattern. In this way, the derived class can make decisions such as 'should there be a default constructor' and what should it set its value to, should there be optional constructors say allowing only an time_durations that generate a time from a clock,etc. So, in fact multiple time types can be created for a time_system with different construction policies, and all of them can perform basic operations by only writing a copy constructor. Finally, compiler errors are also shorter.

The real behavior of the time class is provided by the time_system template parameter. This class must provide all the logic for addition, subtraction, as well as define all the interface types.

### `base_time` public construct/copy/destruct

1.     base_time(const date_type & day, const time_duration_type & td,
                 dst_flags dst = not_dst);

2.     base_time(special_values sv);

3.     base_time(const time_rep_type & rhs);

### `base_time` public member functions

1.     date_type date() const;

2.     time_duration_type time_of_day() const;

3.     std::string zone_name(bool = false) const;

   Optional bool parameter will return time zone as an offset (ie "+07:00"). Empty string is returned for classes that do not use a time_zone

4.     std::string zone_abbrev(bool = false) const;

   Optional bool parameter will return time zone as an offset (ie "+07:00"). Empty string is returned for classes that do not use a time_zone

5.     std::string zone_as_posix_string() const;

   An empty string is returned for classes that do not use a time_zone.

6.     bool is_not_a_date_time() const;

   check to see if date is not a value

7.     bool is_infinity() const;

   check to see if date is one of the infinity values

8.     bool is_pos_infinity() const;

   check to see if date is greater than all possible dates

9.     bool is_neg_infinity() const;

   check to see if date is greater than all possible dates

10.     bool is_special() const;

    check to see if time is a special value

11.     bool operator==(const time_type & rhs) const;

    Equality operator – others generated by boost::equality_comparable.

12.     bool operator<(const time_type & rhs) const;

    Equality operator – others generated by boost::less_than_comparable.

13.     time_duration_type operator-(const time_type & rhs) const;

    difference between two times

14.     time_type operator+(const date_duration_type & dd) const;

    add date durations

15.     time_type operator+=(const date_duration_type & dd);

16.     time_type operator-(const date_duration_type & dd) const;

    subtract date durations

17.     time_type operator-=(const date_duration_type & dd);

18.     time_type operator+(const time_duration_type & td) const;

    add time durations

19.     time_type operator+=(const time_duration_type & td);

20.     time_type operator-(const time_duration_type & rhs) const;

    subtract time durations

21.     time_type operator-=(const time_duration_type & td);