Syntax of gmtime()

tm* gmtime ( const time_t* current_time )

• The hours can be accessed using tm_hour
• The minutes can be accessed using tm_min
• The seconds can be accessed using tm_sec

Parameters

• current_time: It specifies a pointer to a time_t object.

Return Value

• On Success, returns a pointer to a tm object.
• Otherwise, the Null pointer is returned.

The gmtime() function in C takes a pointer to type t_time value which represents type in seconds and converts it to struct tm. In this article, we will learn gmtime() Function in the C programming language.

The struct tm type can hold the individual components of time in UTC(Universal Time Coordinated) or GMT time (i.e., the time in the GMT timezone) time zones. The C gmtime() function is defined in <ctime> header file.