An RWDateTime may be constructed in several ways. Unlike RWDate and the deprecated RWTime described in RWDate and RWTime (deprecated), the RWDateTime default constructor does not automatically set the time and date to the current time and date. This change provides an efficient way to construct large arrays of RWDateTime. The current time and date can still be set by using a constructor. Simply include the enum value RWDateTime::setCurrentTime in RWDateTime’s constructor argument list. See the SourcePro API Reference Guide for a complete description of RWDateTime.

For example, to construct an RWDateTime with today’s date and current time, use the following:

An RWDateTime can also be constructed from a given date and/or a given time. Or you can use an RWDateTime constructor that takes a string and the enum RWDateTime::SetType, which indicates whether you are setting a date, a time, or both. By default, the constructor expects to set both the date and time. For example, to construct an RWDateTime for a given date, where time is of no concern, use:

Similarly, to construct an RWDateTime for a given time:

Finally, to construct an RWDateTime for a given date and time, you can use the following techniques. Note that when you initialize both the day and time, the date precedes the time and the two values are separated by a semicolon.

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