Re: Time in format HHMMSS.D, slightly off topic

[Mark Roberts <gtkmm manumark de>]

Hi,

> On Thu, Dec 03, 2009 at 07:08:10PM +0100, Glus Xof wrote:

>        std::cout << "Date: " << d1.format_string("%y/%m/%d") << std::endl;
>        std::cout << "Time: " << d1.format_string("%H:%M:%S") << std::endl;

This has nothing to do with your question, but I find it important: there 
are many date formats in the world. Some use slashes '/' some use hyphens 
'-' some use dots '.' some have the year first, the date first or even the 
month first.

The example date format in your code "%y/%m/%d" is confusing:

The slashes make it look American, but then it should be "%m/%d/%y".
The order makes it look ISO, but then it should be "%y-%m-%d".

Mixing often used formats can confuse the reader. Example: I bought a bag 
of peas, best before 10/12. The American slash makes this October 12th. 
Me being located in Germany makes it December 10th., which should be 
written 10.12.

Are they safe to eat?

Mark