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<dt><span class="section"><a href="time.html#thread.time.system_time">Typedef <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">system_time</span></code></a></span></dt>
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      As of Boost 1.35.0, the <span class="bold"><strong>Boost.Thread</strong></span> library
      uses the <a class="link" href="../date_time.html" title="Chapter&#160;7.&#160;Boost.Date_Time">Boost.Date_Time</a> library for all operations
      that require a time out. These include (but are not limited to):
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          <a class="link" href="thread_management.html#thread.thread_management.this_thread.sleep" title="Non-member function sleep()"><code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">this_thread</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">sleep</span><span class="special">()</span></code></a>
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          <a class="link" href="thread_management.html#thread.thread_management.thread.timed_join" title="Member function timed_join()"><code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">timed_join</span><span class="special">()</span></code></a>
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          <a class="link" href="synchronization.html#thread.synchronization.condvar_ref.condition_variable.timed_wait" title="bool timed_wait(boost::unique_lock&lt;boost::mutex&gt;&amp; lock,boost::system_time const&amp; abs_time)"><code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">timed_wait</span><span class="special">()</span></code></a>
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          <a class="link" href="synchronization.html#thread.synchronization.mutex_concepts.timed_lockable.timed_lock" title="bool timed_lock(boost::system_time const&amp; abs_time)"><code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">timed_lock</span><span class="special">()</span></code></a>
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<p>
      For the overloads that accept an absolute time parameter, an object of type
      <a class="link" href="time.html#thread.time.system_time" title="Typedef system_time"><code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">system_time</span></code></a>
      is required. Typically, this will be obtained by adding a duration to the current
      time, obtained with a call to <a class="link" href="time.html#thread.time.get_system_time" title="Non-member function get_system_time()"><code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">get_system_time</span><span class="special">()</span></code></a>. e.g.
    </p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">system_time</span> <span class="keyword">const</span> <span class="identifier">timeout</span><span class="special">=</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">get_system_time</span><span class="special">()</span> <span class="special">+</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">posix_time</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">milliseconds</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">500</span><span class="special">);</span>

<span class="keyword">extern</span> <span class="keyword">bool</span> <span class="identifier">done</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">extern</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">mutex</span> <span class="identifier">m</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">extern</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">condition_variable</span> <span class="identifier">cond</span><span class="special">;</span>

<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">unique_lock</span><span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">mutex</span><span class="special">&gt;</span> <span class="identifier">lk</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">m</span><span class="special">);</span>
<span class="keyword">while</span><span class="special">(!</span><span class="identifier">done</span><span class="special">)</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
    <span class="keyword">if</span><span class="special">(!</span><span class="identifier">cond</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">timed_wait</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">lk</span><span class="special">,</span><span class="identifier">timeout</span><span class="special">))</span>
    <span class="special">{</span>
        <span class="keyword">throw</span> <span class="string">"timed out"</span><span class="special">;</span>
    <span class="special">}</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
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      For the overloads that accept a <span class="emphasis"><em>TimeDuration</em></span> parameter,
      an object of any type that meets the <a class="link" href="../date_time/posix_time.html#date_time.posix_time.time_duration" title="Time Duration">Boost.Date_Time
      Time Duration requirements</a> can be used, e.g.
    </p>
<pre class="programlisting"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">this_thread</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">sleep</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">posix_time</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">milliseconds</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">25</span><span class="special">));</span>

<span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">mutex</span> <span class="identifier">m</span><span class="special">;</span>
<span class="keyword">if</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">m</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">timed_lock</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">posix_time</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">nanoseconds</span><span class="special">(</span><span class="number">100</span><span class="special">)))</span>
<span class="special">{</span>
    <span class="comment">//  ...</span>
<span class="special">}</span>
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<a name="thread.time.system_time"></a><a class="link" href="time.html#thread.time.system_time" title="Typedef system_time">Typedef <code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">system_time</span></code></a>
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">thread</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">thread_time</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>

<span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">posix_time</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">ptime</span> <span class="identifier">system_time</span><span class="special">;</span>
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<p>
        See the documentation for <a class="link" href="../date_time/posix_time.html#date_time.posix_time.ptime_class" title="Ptime"><code class="computeroutput"><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">posix_time</span><span class="special">::</span><span class="identifier">ptime</span></code></a> in the Boost.Date_Time library.
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<pre class="programlisting"><span class="preprocessor">#include</span> <span class="special">&lt;</span><span class="identifier">boost</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">thread</span><span class="special">/</span><span class="identifier">thread_time</span><span class="special">.</span><span class="identifier">hpp</span><span class="special">&gt;</span>

<span class="identifier">system_time</span> <span class="identifier">get_system_time</span><span class="special">();</span>
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<dt><span class="term">Returns:</span></dt>
<dd><p>
              The current time.
            </p></dd>
<dt><span class="term">Throws:</span></dt>
<dd><p>
              Nothing.
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