Convert tm structure to boost::local_time::local_date_time

Question

How can I create a boost::local_time::local_date_time object from a tm time structure?

Answer 1

This will help you to convert tm structure into posix_time object. Look around for more conversions.

Answer 2

Bit of a pain, but it seems like you have to go via posix_time::ptime:

using namespace boost;
time_t rawtime;
time(&rawtime);
struct tm* timeinfo = localtime(&rawtime);
posix_time::ptime my_ptime = posix_time::ptime_from_tm(*timeinfo);
local_time::time_zone_ptr zone(new local_time::posix_time_zone("GMT"));
local_time::local_date_time my_ldt(my_ptime, zone);
std::cout << "local_date_time: " << my_ldt << std::endl;