# std::chrono::clock_time_conversion

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Defined in header `<chrono>` |  |
template<class Dest, class Source> struct clock_time_conversion { }; |  | (since C++20)

`std::chrono::clock_time_conversion` is a trait that specifies how to convert a std::chrono::time_point of the `Source` clock to that of the `Dest` clock. It does so by providing an const-callable `operator()` that accepts an argument of type std::chrono::time_point<Source, Duration> and returns a std::chrono::time_point<Dest, OtherDuration> that represents an equivalent point in time. The duration of the returned time point is computed from the source duration in a manner that varies for each specialization. `clock_time_conversion` is normally only used indirectly, via std::chrono::clock_cast.

A program may specialize `clock_time_conversion` if at least one of the template parameters is a user-defined clock type.

The primary template is an empty struct. The standard defines the following specializations:

template<class Clock> struct clock_time_conversion<Clock, Clock>; | (1) | (since C++20)
template<> struct clock_time_conversion<std::chrono::system_clock, std::chrono::system_clock>; | (2) | (since C++20)
template<> struct clock_time_conversion<std::chrono::utc_clock, std::chrono::utc_clock>; | (3) | (since C++20)
template<> struct clock_time_conversion<std::chrono::system_clock, std::chrono::utc_clock>; | (4) | (since C++20)
template<> struct clock_time_conversion<std::chrono::utc_clock, std::chrono::system_clock>; | (5) | (since C++20)
template<class Clock> struct clock_time_conversion<Clock, std::chrono::system_clock>; | (6) | (since C++20)
template<class Clock> struct clock_time_conversion<std::chrono::system_clock, Clock>; | (7) | (since C++20)
template<class Clock> struct clock_time_conversion<Clock, std::chrono::utc_clock>; | (8) | (since C++20)
template<class Clock> struct clock_time_conversion<std::chrono::utc_clock, Clock>; | (9) | (since C++20)

1-3) Identity conversion: `operator()` returns a copy of the argument.
4-5) Conversions between std::chrono::sys_time and std::chrono::utc_time: `operator()` calls std::chrono::utc_clock::to_sys and std::chrono::utc_clock::from_sys, respectively.
6-7) Conversions to and from std::chrono::sys_time when `Clock` supports `from_sys` and `to_sys`: `operator()` calls Clock::to_sys and Clock::from_sys, respectively.
8-9) Conversions to and from std::chrono::utc_time when `Clock` supports `from_utc` and `to_utc`: `operator()` calls Clock::to_utc and Clock::from_utc, respectively.

### Member functions

Each specialization has an implicitly-declared default constructor, copy constructor, move constructor, copy assignment operator, move assignment operator, and destructor.

## std::chrono::clock_time_conversion::operator()

template <class Duration> std::chrono::time_point<Clock, Duration> operator()(const std::chrono::time_point<Clock, Duration>& t) const; | (1) | (member of specialization (1))
template <class Duration> std::chrono::sys_time<Duration> operator()(const std::chrono::sys_time<Duration> & t) const; | (2) | (member of specialization (2))
template <class Duration> std::chrono::utc_time<Duration> operator()(const std::chrono::utc_time<Duration>& t) const; | (3) | (member of specialization (3))
template <class Duration> std::chrono::sys_time<Duration> operator()(const std::chrono::utc_time<Duration>& t) const; | (4) | (member of specialization (4))
template <class Duration> std::chrono::utc_time<Duration> operator()(const std::chrono::sys_time<Duration>& t) const; | (5) | (member of specialization (5))
template <class Duration> auto operator()(const std::chrono::sys_time<Duration>& t) const -> decltype(Clock::from_sys(t)); | (6) | (member of specialization (6))
template <class Duration> auto operator()(const std::chrono::time_point<SourceClock, Duration>& t) const -> decltype(Clock::to_sys(t)); | (7) | (member of specialization (7))
template <class Duration> auto operator()(const std::chrono::utc_time<Duration>& t) const -> decltype(Clock::from_utc(t)); | (8) | (member of specialization (8))
template <class Duration> auto operator()(const std::chrono::time_point<Clock, Duration>& t) const -> decltype(Clock::to_utc(t)); | (9) | (member of specialization (9))

Converts the argument std::chrono::time_point to the destination clock.

1-3) Identity conversion. Returns `t` unchanged.
4) Returns std::chrono::utc_clock::to_sys(t).
5) Returns std::chrono::utc_clock::from_sys(t).
6) Returns Clock::from_sys(t). This overload only participates in overload resolution if the expression Clock::from_sys(t) is well-formed. The program is ill-formed if Clock::from_sys(t) does not return std::chrono::time_point<Clock, Duration> where `Duration` is some valid specialization of std::chrono::duration.
7) Returns Clock::to_sys(t). This overload only participates in overload resolution if the expression Clock::to_sys(t) is well-formed. The program is ill-formed if Clock::to_sys(t) does not return std::chrono::sys_time<Duration> where `Duration` is some valid specialization of std::chrono::duration.
8) Returns Clock::from_utc(t). This overload only participates in overload resolution if the expression Clock::from_utc(t) is well-formed. The program is ill-formed if Clock::from_utc(t) does not return std::chrono::time_point<Clock, Duration> where `Duration` is some valid specialization of std::chrono::duration.
9) Returns Clock::to_utc(t). This overload only participates in overload resolution if the expression Clock::to_utc(t) is well-formed. The program is ill-formed if Clock::to_utc(t) does not return std::chrono::utc_time<Duration> where `Duration` is some valid specialization of std::chrono::duration.

### Parameters

t | - | time point to convert

### Return value

The result of the conversion as described above:

1-3) `t`.
4) std::chrono::utc_clock::to_sys(t).
5) std::chrono::utc_clock::from_sys(t).
6) Clock::from_sys(t).
7) Clock::to_sys(t).
8) Clock::from_utc(t).
9) Clock::to_utc(t).

### See also

clock_cast (C++20) | convert time points of one clock to another (function template)

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