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void	time_shield::process_format_impl (char last_char, size_t repeat_count, ts_t ts, tz_t utc_offset, const DateTimeStruct &dt, std::string &result)

template<class T = ts_t>
const std::string	time_shield::to_string (const std::string &format_str, T timestamp, tz_t utc_offset=0)
	Convert timestamp to string with custom format.

template<class T = ts_t>
const std::string	time_shield::to_str (const std::string &format_str, T timestamp, tz_t utc_offset=0)
	Alias for to_string function.

template<class T = ts_ms_t>
const std::string	time_shield::to_string_ms (const std::string &format_str, T timestamp, tz_t utc_offset=0)
	Convert timestamp in milliseconds to string with custom format.

template<class T = ts_t>
const std::string	time_shield::to_str_ms (const std::string &format_str, T timestamp, tz_t utc_offset=0)
	Alias for to_string function.

template<class T = ts_t>
const std::string	time_shield::to_iso8601 (T ts)
	Converts a timestamp to an ISO8601 string.

template<class T = ts_t>
const std::string	time_shield::to_iso8601_date (T ts)
	Converts a timestamp to an ISO8601 date string.

template<class T = ts_t>
const std::string	time_shield::to_iso8601_time (T ts)
	Converts a timestamp to an ISO8601 time string.

template<class T = ts_t>
const std::string	time_shield::to_iso8601_time_utc (T ts)
	Converts a timestamp to an ISO8601 UTC time string.

template<class T = ts_t>
const std::string	time_shield::to_iso8601_utc (T ts)
	Converts a timestamp to an ISO8601 string in UTC format.

const std::string	time_shield::to_iso8601_utc_ms (ts_ms_t ts_ms)
	Converts a timestamp in milliseconds to an ISO8601 string in UTC format.

const std::string	time_shield::to_iso8601_ms (ts_ms_t ts_ms)
	Converts a timestamp in milliseconds to an ISO8601 string.

template<class T = ts_t>
const std::string	time_shield::to_iso8601 (T ts, tz_t utc_offset)
	Converts a timestamp to an ISO8601 string with timezone offset.

const std::string	time_shield::to_iso8601_ms (ts_ms_t ts_ms, tz_t utc_offset)
	Converts a timestamp in milliseconds to an ISO8601 string with timezone offset.

const std::string	time_shield::to_mql5_date_time (ts_t ts)
	Converts a timestamp to a string in MQL5 date and time format.

const std::string	time_shield::to_mql5_full (ts_t ts)
	Alias for to_mql5_date_time_str function.

const std::string	time_shield::to_mql5_date (ts_t ts)
	Converts a timestamp to a string in MQL5 date format.

const std::string	time_shield::to_mql5_time (ts_t ts)
	Converts a timestamp to a string in MQL5 time format.

const std::string	time_shield::to_windows_filename (ts_t ts)
	Converts a timestamp in seconds to a Windows-compatible filename format.

const std::string	time_shield::to_windows_filename_ms (ts_ms_t ts)
	Converts a timestamp in milliseconds to a Windows-compatible filename format.

std::string	time_shield::to_human_readable (ts_t ts)
	Converts a timestamp in seconds to a human-readable format.

std::string	time_shield::to_human_readable_ms (ts_ms_t ts)
	Converts a timestamp in milliseconds to a human-readable format.

string	time_shield::pad_int (int value, int width)
	Internal helper to pad integer with leading zeros.

void	time_shield::process_format_impl (const char last_char, int repeat_count, long ts, int utc_offset, const DateTimeStruct &dt, string &result)
	Internal helper for custom formatting processing.

string	time_shield::to_string (string format_str, long timestamp, int utc_offset=0)
	Convert timestamp to string with custom format.

string	time_shield::to_str (string format_str, long timestamp, int utc_offset=0)
	Alias for to_string.

string	time_shield::to_string_ms (string format_str, long timestamp_ms, int utc_offset=0)
	Convert millisecond timestamp to string with custom format.

string	time_shield::to_str_ms (string format_str, long timestamp_ms, int utc_offset=0)
	Alias for to_string_ms.

string	time_shield::to_iso8601 (long ts)
	Convert timestamp to ISO8601 string.

string	time_shield::to_iso8601_ms (long ts_ms)
	Convert millisecond timestamp to ISO8601 string.

string	time_shield::to_iso8601_date (long ts)
	Convert timestamp to ISO8601 date string.

string	time_shield::to_iso8601_time (long ts)
	Convert timestamp to ISO8601 time string.

string	time_shield::to_iso8601_time_ms (long ts_ms)
	Convert millisecond timestamp to ISO8601 time string.

string	time_shield::to_iso8601_utc (long ts)
	Convert timestamp to ISO8601 string in UTC.

string	time_shield::to_iso8601_utc_ms (long ts_ms)
	Convert millisecond timestamp to ISO8601 string in UTC.

string	time_shield::to_iso8601 (long ts, int utc_offset)
	Convert timestamp to ISO8601 string with timezone offset.

string	time_shield::to_iso8601_ms (long ts_ms, int utc_offset)
	Convert millisecond timestamp to ISO8601 string with timezone offset.

string	time_shield::to_mql5_date_time (long ts)
	Convert timestamp to MQL5 date-time string.

string	time_shield::to_mql5_date (long ts)
	Convert timestamp to MQL5 date string.

string	time_shield::to_mql5_time (long ts)
	Convert timestamp to MQL5 time string.

string	time_shield::to_mql5_full (long ts)
	Alias for to_mql5_date_time.

string	time_shield::to_windows_filename (long ts)
	Convert timestamp to Windows-compatible filename.

string	time_shield::to_windows_filename_ms (long ts_ms)
	Convert millisecond timestamp to Windows-compatible filename.

string	time_shield::to_human_readable (long ts)
	Convert timestamp to human-readable string.

string	time_shield::to_human_readable_ms (long ts_ms)
	Convert millisecond timestamp to human-readable string.

Detailed Description

A comprehensive set of functions for converting timestamps to formatted strings.

This module provides utilities for formatting timestamps into human-readable strings, custom formats, ISO8601, and other standardized formats.

Key Features:

Custom formatting of timestamps using strftime-like specifiers.
ISO8601 date and time representation.
MQL5-compatible date and time formatting.
Conversion to Windows-compatible filename formats.
Human-readable timestamp formatting.

Usage Examples:

Format a timestamp to a custom string:
std::string formatted = time_shield::to_string("%H:%M:%S", 1698249600);

time_shield::to_string
const std::string to_string(const std::string &format_str, T timestamp, tz_t utc_offset=0)
Convert timestamp to string with custom format.
Definition time_formatting.hpp:378
Convert a timestamp to ISO8601 format:
std::string iso8601 = time_shield::to_iso8601(1698249600);

time_shield::to_iso8601
const std::string to_iso8601(T ts)
Converts a timestamp to an ISO8601 string.
Definition time_formatting.hpp:525
Generate a Windows-compatible filename:
std::string filename = time_shield::to_windows_filename(1698249600);

time_shield::to_windows_filename
const std::string to_windows_filename(ts_t ts)
Converts a timestamp in seconds to a Windows-compatible filename format.
Definition time_formatting.hpp:730

Function Documentation

◆ pad_int()

string time_shield::pad_int	(	int	value,
		int	width )

Internal helper to pad integer with leading zeros.

Parameters

value	Integer value to pad.
width	Desired width of the number.

Returns: String with left-padded digits.

Definition at line 37 of file time_formatting.mqh.

◆ process_format_impl() [1/2]

void time_shield::process_format_impl	(	char	last_char,
		size_t	repeat_count,
		ts_t	ts,
		tz_t	utc_offset,
		const DateTimeStruct &	dt,
		std::string &	result )

inline

Definition at line 21 of file time_formatting.hpp.

◆ process_format_impl() [2/2]

void time_shield::process_format_impl	(	const char	last_char,
		int	repeat_count,
		long	ts,
		int	utc_offset,
		const DateTimeStruct &	dt,
		string &	result )

Internal helper for custom formatting processing.

This function handles individual format specifiers used by to_string and to_string_ms.

Parameters

last_char	Current format character.
repeat_count	Number of repeats of the format character.
ts	Timestamp in seconds.
utc_offset	UTC offset in seconds.
dt	DateTimeStruct corresponding to the timestamp.
result	Output string being built.

Definition at line 59 of file time_formatting.mqh.

◆ to_human_readable() [1/2]

string time_shield::to_human_readable ( long ts )

Convert timestamp to human-readable string.

Parameters

ts	Timestamp in seconds.

Returns: String in format "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS".

Definition at line 469 of file time_formatting.mqh.

◆ to_human_readable() [2/2]

std::string time_shield::to_human_readable ( ts_t ts )

Converts a timestamp in seconds to a human-readable format.

Parameters

ts	The timestamp in seconds.

Returns: A string in the format "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS".

Definition at line 750 of file time_formatting.hpp.

◆ to_human_readable_ms() [1/2]

string time_shield::to_human_readable_ms ( long ts_ms )

Convert millisecond timestamp to human-readable string.

Parameters

ts_ms Timestamp in milliseconds.

Returns: String in format "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.SSS".

Definition at line 477 of file time_formatting.mqh.

◆ to_human_readable_ms() [2/2]

std::string time_shield::to_human_readable_ms ( ts_ms_t ts )

Converts a timestamp in milliseconds to a human-readable format.

Parameters

ts	The timestamp in milliseconds.

Returns: A string in the format "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS.SSS".

Definition at line 760 of file time_formatting.hpp.

◆ to_iso8601() [1/4]

string time_shield::to_iso8601 ( long ts )

Convert timestamp to ISO8601 string.

Parameters

ts	Timestamp in seconds.

Returns: ISO8601 formatted string (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS).

Definition at line 347 of file time_formatting.mqh.

◆ to_iso8601() [2/4]

string time_shield::to_iso8601	(	long	ts,
		int	utc_offset )

Convert timestamp to ISO8601 string with timezone offset.

Parameters

ts	Timestamp in seconds.
utc_offset	Offset from UTC in seconds.

Returns: ISO8601 string with timezone offset.

Definition at line 402 of file time_formatting.mqh.

◆ to_iso8601() [3/4]

template<class T = ts_t>

const std::string time_shield::to_iso8601 ( T ts )

inline

Converts a timestamp to an ISO8601 string.

This function converts a timestamp to a string in ISO8601 format.

Template Parameters

T	The type of the timestamp (default is ts_t).

Parameters

ts	The timestamp to convert.

Returns: A string representing the timestamp in ISO8601 format.

Definition at line 525 of file time_formatting.hpp.

◆ to_iso8601() [4/4]

template<class T = ts_t>

const std::string time_shield::to_iso8601	(	T	ts,
		tz_t	utc_offset )

inline

Converts a timestamp to an ISO8601 string with timezone offset.

This function converts a timestamp to a string in ISO8601 format with timezone offset.

Template Parameters

T	The type of the timestamp (default is ts_t).

Parameters

ts	The timestamp to convert.
utc_offset	The timezone offset in seconds.

Returns: A string representing the timestamp in ISO8601 format with timezone offset.

Definition at line 643 of file time_formatting.hpp.

◆ to_iso8601_date() [1/2]

string time_shield::to_iso8601_date ( long ts )

Convert timestamp to ISO8601 date string.

Parameters

ts	Timestamp in seconds.

Returns: Date in ISO8601 format (YYYY-MM-DD).

Definition at line 363 of file time_formatting.mqh.

◆ to_iso8601_date() [2/2]

template<class T = ts_t>

const std::string time_shield::to_iso8601_date ( T ts )

inline

Converts a timestamp to an ISO8601 date string.

This function converts the date part of a timestamp to a string in ISO8601 format.

Template Parameters

T	The type of the timestamp (default is ts_t).

Parameters

ts	The timestamp to convert.

Returns: A string representing the date part of the timestamp in ISO8601 format.

Definition at line 544 of file time_formatting.hpp.

◆ to_iso8601_ms() [1/4]

string time_shield::to_iso8601_ms ( long ts_ms )

Convert millisecond timestamp to ISO8601 string.

Parameters

ts_ms Timestamp in milliseconds.

Returns: ISO8601 formatted string with milliseconds.

Definition at line 355 of file time_formatting.mqh.

◆ to_iso8601_ms() [2/4]

string time_shield::to_iso8601_ms	(	long	ts_ms,
		int	utc_offset )

Convert millisecond timestamp to ISO8601 string with timezone offset.

Parameters

ts_ms	Timestamp in milliseconds.
utc_offset	Offset from UTC in seconds.

Returns: ISO8601 string with milliseconds and timezone offset.

Definition at line 412 of file time_formatting.mqh.

◆ to_iso8601_ms() [3/4]

const std::string time_shield::to_iso8601_ms ( ts_ms_t ts_ms )

inline

Converts a timestamp in milliseconds to an ISO8601 string.

This function converts a timestamp in milliseconds to a string in ISO8601 format.

Parameters

ts_ms The timestamp in milliseconds to convert.

Returns: A string representing the timestamp in ISO8601 format with milliseconds.

Definition at line 627 of file time_formatting.hpp.

◆ to_iso8601_ms() [4/4]

const std::string time_shield::to_iso8601_ms	(	ts_ms_t	ts_ms,
		tz_t	utc_offset )

inline

Converts a timestamp in milliseconds to an ISO8601 string with timezone offset.

This function converts a timestamp in milliseconds to a string in ISO8601 format with timezone offset.

Parameters

ts_ms	The timestamp in milliseconds to convert.
utc_offset	The timezone offset in seconds.

Returns: A string representing the timestamp in ISO8601 format with timezone offset and milliseconds.

Definition at line 670 of file time_formatting.hpp.

◆ to_iso8601_time() [1/2]

string time_shield::to_iso8601_time ( long ts )

Convert timestamp to ISO8601 time string.

Parameters

ts	Timestamp in seconds.

Returns: Time in ISO8601 format (HH:MM:SS).

Definition at line 371 of file time_formatting.mqh.

◆ to_iso8601_time() [2/2]

template<class T = ts_t>

const std::string time_shield::to_iso8601_time ( T ts )

inline

Converts a timestamp to an ISO8601 time string.

This function converts the time part of a timestamp to a string in ISO8601 format.

Template Parameters

T	The type of the timestamp (default is ts_t).

Parameters

ts	The timestamp to convert.

Returns: A string representing the time part of the timestamp in ISO8601 format.

Definition at line 559 of file time_formatting.hpp.

◆ to_iso8601_time_ms()

string time_shield::to_iso8601_time_ms ( long ts_ms )

Convert millisecond timestamp to ISO8601 time string.

Parameters

ts_ms Timestamp in milliseconds.

Returns: Time in ISO8601 format with milliseconds.

Definition at line 379 of file time_formatting.mqh.

◆ to_iso8601_time_utc()

template<class T = ts_t>

const std::string time_shield::to_iso8601_time_utc ( T ts )

inline

Converts a timestamp to an ISO8601 UTC time string.

This function converts the time part of a timestamp to a string in ISO8601 format with 'Z' indicating UTC.

Template Parameters

T	The type of the timestamp (default is ts_t).

Parameters

ts	The timestamp to convert.

Returns: A string representing the time part of the timestamp in ISO8601 format with 'Z' indicating UTC.

Definition at line 578 of file time_formatting.hpp.

◆ to_iso8601_utc() [1/2]

string time_shield::to_iso8601_utc ( long ts )

Convert timestamp to ISO8601 string in UTC.

Parameters

ts	Timestamp in seconds.

Returns: ISO8601 string with trailing 'Z'.

Definition at line 387 of file time_formatting.mqh.

◆ to_iso8601_utc() [2/2]

template<class T = ts_t>

const std::string time_shield::to_iso8601_utc ( T ts )

inline

Converts a timestamp to an ISO8601 string in UTC format.

This function converts a timestamp to a string in ISO8601 format with UTC timezone.

Template Parameters

T	The type of the timestamp (default is ts_t).

Parameters

ts	The timestamp to convert.

Returns: A string representing the timestamp in ISO8601 UTC format.

Definition at line 597 of file time_formatting.hpp.

◆ to_iso8601_utc_ms() [1/2]

string time_shield::to_iso8601_utc_ms ( long ts_ms )

Convert millisecond timestamp to ISO8601 string in UTC.

Parameters

ts_ms Timestamp in milliseconds.

Returns: ISO8601 string with milliseconds and trailing 'Z'.

Definition at line 394 of file time_formatting.mqh.

◆ to_iso8601_utc_ms() [2/2]

const std::string time_shield::to_iso8601_utc_ms ( ts_ms_t ts_ms )

inline

Converts a timestamp in milliseconds to an ISO8601 string in UTC format.

This function converts a timestamp in milliseconds to a string in ISO8601 format with UTC timezone.

Parameters

ts_ms The timestamp in milliseconds to convert.

Returns: A string representing the timestamp in ISO8601 UTC format with milliseconds.

Definition at line 614 of file time_formatting.hpp.

◆ to_mql5_date() [1/2]

string time_shield::to_mql5_date ( long ts )

Convert timestamp to MQL5 date string.

Parameters

ts	Timestamp in seconds.

Returns: String in format "YYYY.MM.DD".

Definition at line 433 of file time_formatting.mqh.

◆ to_mql5_date() [2/2]

const std::string time_shield::to_mql5_date ( ts_t ts )

inline

Converts a timestamp to a string in MQL5 date format.

This function converts a timestamp to a string in MQL5 date format (yyyy.mm.dd).

Parameters

ts	The timestamp to convert.

Returns: A string representing the date part of the timestamp in MQL5 format.

Definition at line 707 of file time_formatting.hpp.

◆ to_mql5_date_time() [1/2]

string time_shield::to_mql5_date_time ( long ts )

Convert timestamp to MQL5 date-time string.

Parameters

ts	Timestamp in seconds.

Returns: String in format "YYYY.MM.DD HH:MM:SS".

Definition at line 425 of file time_formatting.mqh.

◆ to_mql5_date_time() [2/2]

const std::string time_shield::to_mql5_date_time ( ts_t ts )

inline

Converts a timestamp to a string in MQL5 date and time format.

This function converts a timestamp to a string in MQL5 date and time format (yyyy.mm.dd hh:mm:ss).

Parameters

ts	The timestamp to convert.

Returns: A string representing the timestamp in MQL5 date and time format.

Definition at line 688 of file time_formatting.hpp.

◆ to_mql5_full() [1/2]

string time_shield::to_mql5_full ( long ts )

Alias for to_mql5_date_time.

Converts a timestamp to a string in MQL5 date and time format.

This function converts a timestamp to a string in MQL5 date and time format (yyyy.mm.dd hh:mm:ss).

Parameters

ts	The timestamp to convert.

Returns: A string representing the timestamp in MQL5 date and time format.

Definition at line 448 of file time_formatting.mqh.

◆ to_mql5_full() [2/2]

const std::string time_shield::to_mql5_full ( ts_t ts )

inline

Alias for to_mql5_date_time_str function.

Converts a timestamp to a string in MQL5 date and time format.

This function converts a timestamp to a string in MQL5 date and time format (yyyy.mm.dd hh:mm:ss).

Parameters

ts	The timestamp to convert.

Returns: A string representing the timestamp in MQL5 date and time format.

Definition at line 697 of file time_formatting.hpp.

◆ to_mql5_time() [1/2]

string time_shield::to_mql5_time ( long ts )

Convert timestamp to MQL5 time string.

Parameters

ts	Timestamp in seconds.

Returns: String in format "HH:MM:SS".

Definition at line 441 of file time_formatting.mqh.

◆ to_mql5_time() [2/2]

const std::string time_shield::to_mql5_time ( ts_t ts )

inline

Converts a timestamp to a string in MQL5 time format.

This function converts a timestamp to a string in MQL5 time format (hh:mm:ss).

Parameters

ts	The timestamp to convert.

Returns: A string representing the time part of the timestamp in MQL5 format.

Definition at line 720 of file time_formatting.hpp.

◆ to_str() [1/2]

template<class T = ts_t>

const std::string time_shield::to_str	(	const std::string &	format_str,
		T	timestamp,
		tz_t	utc_offset = 0 )

inline

Alias for to_string function.

Convert timestamp to string with custom format.

This function is similar to the strftime function and supports the majority of its specifiers, as well as additional ones: YY, YYYY, YYYYYY, WWW, www, hh, mm, ss, dd, sss.

The function accepts the following format specifiers as parameters:

YYYYYY: Year with reduction in the number of millennia.
YYYY: Year represented by 4 digits.
YY: Last two digits of the year.
MM: Month (01-12).
MMM: Abbreviated month name.
DD: Day of the month (01-31).
hh: Hour of the day in 24-hour format (00-23).
mm: Minute of the hour (00-59).
ss: Second (00-59).
sss: Millisecond (000-999).
WWW: Abbreviated day of the week name in uppercase (SUN, MON, TUE, etc.).
www: Abbreviated day of the week name (Sun, Mon, Tue, etc.).

For more information, see the strftime specifiers documentation:

See also: https://manpages.debian.org/bullseye/manpages-dev/strftime.3.en.html

Parameters

format_str	Format string with custom parameters, e.g., "%H:%M:%S".
timestamp	Timestamp.
utc_offset	UTC offset in seconds (default is 0).

Returns: Returns a string in the format specified by the user.

Definition at line 427 of file time_formatting.hpp.

◆ to_str() [2/2]

string time_shield::to_str	(	string	format_str,
		long	timestamp,
		int	utc_offset = 0 )

Alias for to_string.

Convert timestamp to string with custom format.

This function is similar to the strftime function and supports the majority of its specifiers, as well as additional ones: YY, YYYY, YYYYYY, WWW, www, hh, mm, ss, dd, sss.

The function accepts the following format specifiers as parameters:

YYYYYY: Year with reduction in the number of millennia.
YYYY: Year represented by 4 digits.
YY: Last two digits of the year.
MM: Month (01-12).
MMM: Abbreviated month name.
DD: Day of the month (01-31).
hh: Hour of the day in 24-hour format (00-23).
mm: Minute of the hour (00-59).
ss: Second (00-59).
sss: Millisecond (000-999).
WWW: Abbreviated day of the week name in uppercase (SUN, MON, TUE, etc.).
www: Abbreviated day of the week name (Sun, Mon, Tue, etc.).

For more information, see the strftime specifiers documentation:

See also: https://manpages.debian.org/bullseye/manpages-dev/strftime.3.en.html

Parameters

format_str	Format string with custom parameters, e.g., "%H:%M:%S".
timestamp	Timestamp.
utc_offset	UTC offset in seconds (default is 0).

Returns: Returns a string in the format specified by the user.

Definition at line 281 of file time_formatting.mqh.

◆ to_str_ms() [1/2]

template<class T = ts_t>

const std::string time_shield::to_str_ms	(	const std::string &	format_str,
		T	timestamp,
		tz_t	utc_offset = 0 )

inline

Alias for to_string function.

Convert timestamp to string with custom format.

This function is similar to the strftime function and supports the majority of its specifiers, as well as additional ones: YY, YYYY, YYYYYY, WWW, www, hh, mm, ss, dd, sss.

The function accepts the following format specifiers as parameters:

YYYYYY: Year with reduction in the number of millennia.
YYYY: Year represented by 4 digits.
YY: Last two digits of the year.
MM: Month (01-12).
MMM: Abbreviated month name.
DD: Day of the month (01-31).
hh: Hour of the day in 24-hour format (00-23).
mm: Minute of the hour (00-59).
ss: Second (00-59).
sss: Millisecond (000-999).
WWW: Abbreviated day of the week name in uppercase (SUN, MON, TUE, etc.).
www: Abbreviated day of the week name (Sun, Mon, Tue, etc.).

For more information, see the strftime specifiers documentation:

See also: https://manpages.debian.org/bullseye/manpages-dev/strftime.3.en.html

Parameters

format_str	Format string with custom parameters, e.g., "%H:%M:%S".
timestamp	Timestamp.
utc_offset	UTC offset in seconds (default is 0).

Returns: Returns a string in the format specified by the user.

Definition at line 510 of file time_formatting.hpp.

◆ to_str_ms() [2/2]

string time_shield::to_str_ms	(	string	format_str,
		long	timestamp_ms,
		int	utc_offset = 0 )

Alias for to_string_ms.

Definition at line 336 of file time_formatting.mqh.

◆ to_string() [1/2]

template<class T = ts_t>

const std::string time_shield::to_string	(	const std::string &	format_str,
		T	timestamp,
		tz_t	utc_offset = 0 )

Convert timestamp to string with custom format.

This function is similar to the strftime function and supports the majority of its specifiers, as well as additional ones: YY, YYYY, YYYYYY, WWW, www, hh, mm, ss, dd, sss.

The function accepts the following format specifiers as parameters:

YYYYYY: Year with reduction in the number of millennia.
YYYY: Year represented by 4 digits.
YY: Last two digits of the year.
MM: Month (01-12).
MMM: Abbreviated month name.
DD: Day of the month (01-31).
hh: Hour of the day in 24-hour format (00-23).
mm: Minute of the hour (00-59).
ss: Second (00-59).
sss: Millisecond (000-999).
WWW: Abbreviated day of the week name in uppercase (SUN, MON, TUE, etc.).
www: Abbreviated day of the week name (Sun, Mon, Tue, etc.).

For more information, see the strftime specifiers documentation:

See also: https://manpages.debian.org/bullseye/manpages-dev/strftime.3.en.html

Parameters

format_str	Format string with custom parameters, e.g., "%H:%M:%S".
timestamp	Timestamp.
utc_offset	UTC offset in seconds (default is 0).

Returns: Returns a string in the format specified by the user.

Definition at line 378 of file time_formatting.hpp.

◆ to_string() [2/2]

string time_shield::to_string	(	string	format_str,
		long	timestamp,
		int	utc_offset = 0 )

Convert timestamp to string with custom format.

This function works similarly to the C++ strftime implementation and supports most of its specifiers along with several custom ones.

Parameters

format_str	Format string with specifiers, e.g. "%H:%M:%S".
timestamp	Timestamp in seconds.
utc_offset	UTC offset in seconds (default 0).

Returns: Formatted string according to format_str.

Definition at line 238 of file time_formatting.mqh.

◆ to_string_ms() [1/2]

template<class T = ts_ms_t>

const std::string time_shield::to_string_ms	(	const std::string &	format_str,
		T	timestamp,
		tz_t	utc_offset = 0 )

Convert timestamp in milliseconds to string with custom format.

This function is similar to the strftime function and supports the majority of its specifiers, as well as additional ones: YY, YYYY, YYYYYY, WWW, www, hh, mm, ss, dd, sss.

The function accepts the following format specifiers as parameters:

YYYYYY: Year with reduction in the number of millennia.
YYYY: Year represented by 4 digits.
YY: Last two digits of the year.
MM: Month (01-12).
MMM: Abbreviated month name.
DD: Day of the month (01-31).
hh: Hour of the day in 24-hour format (00-23).
mm: Minute of the hour (00-59).
ss: Second (00-59).
sss: Millisecond (000-999).
WWW: Abbreviated day of the week name in uppercase (SUN, MON, TUE, etc.).
www: Abbreviated day of the week name (Sun, Mon, Tue, etc.).

For more information, see the strftime specifiers documentation:

See also: https://manpages.debian.org/bullseye/manpages-dev/strftime.3.en.html

Parameters

format_str	Format string with custom parameters, e.g., "%H:%M:%S".
timestamp	Timestamp in milliseconds.
utc_offset	UTC offset in seconds (default is 0).

Returns: Returns a string in the format specified by the user.

Definition at line 461 of file time_formatting.hpp.

◆ to_string_ms() [2/2]

string time_shield::to_string_ms	(	string	format_str,
		long	timestamp_ms,
		int	utc_offset = 0 )

Convert millisecond timestamp to string with custom format.

Works the same as to_string but accepts a timestamp in milliseconds.

Parameters

format_str	Format string with specifiers.
timestamp_ms	Timestamp in milliseconds.
utc_offset	UTC offset in seconds (default 0).

Returns: Formatted string according to format_str.

Definition at line 293 of file time_formatting.mqh.

◆ to_windows_filename() [1/2]

string time_shield::to_windows_filename ( long ts )

Convert timestamp to Windows-compatible filename.

Parameters

ts	Timestamp in seconds.

Returns: String in format "YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS".

Definition at line 453 of file time_formatting.mqh.

◆ to_windows_filename() [2/2]

const std::string time_shield::to_windows_filename ( ts_t ts )

inline

Converts a timestamp in seconds to a Windows-compatible filename format.

Parameters

ts	The timestamp in seconds.

Returns: A string in the format "YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS".

Definition at line 730 of file time_formatting.hpp.

◆ to_windows_filename_ms() [1/2]

string time_shield::to_windows_filename_ms ( long ts_ms )

Convert millisecond timestamp to Windows-compatible filename.

Parameters

ts_ms Timestamp in milliseconds.

Returns: String in format "YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS-SSS".

Definition at line 461 of file time_formatting.mqh.

◆ to_windows_filename_ms() [2/2]

const std::string time_shield::to_windows_filename_ms ( ts_ms_t ts )

inline

Converts a timestamp in milliseconds to a Windows-compatible filename format.

Parameters

ts	The timestamp in milliseconds.

Returns: A string in the format "YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM-SS-SSS".

Definition at line 740 of file time_formatting.hpp.

Topics

Detailed Description

Key Features:

Usage Examples:

Function Documentation

◆ pad_int()

◆ process_format_impl() [1/2]

◆ process_format_impl() [2/2]

◆ to_human_readable() [1/2]

◆ to_human_readable() [2/2]

◆ to_human_readable_ms() [1/2]

◆ to_human_readable_ms() [2/2]

◆ to_iso8601() [1/4]

◆ to_iso8601() [2/4]

◆ to_iso8601() [3/4]

◆ to_iso8601() [4/4]

◆ to_iso8601_date() [1/2]

◆ to_iso8601_date() [2/2]

◆ to_iso8601_ms() [1/4]

◆ to_iso8601_ms() [2/4]

◆ to_iso8601_ms() [3/4]

◆ to_iso8601_ms() [4/4]

◆ to_iso8601_time() [1/2]

◆ to_iso8601_time() [2/2]

◆ to_iso8601_time_ms()

◆ to_iso8601_time_utc()

◆ to_iso8601_utc() [1/2]

◆ to_iso8601_utc() [2/2]

◆ to_iso8601_utc_ms() [1/2]

◆ to_iso8601_utc_ms() [2/2]

◆ to_mql5_date() [1/2]

◆ to_mql5_date() [2/2]

◆ to_mql5_date_time() [1/2]

◆ to_mql5_date_time() [2/2]

◆ to_mql5_full() [1/2]

◆ to_mql5_full() [2/2]

◆ to_mql5_time() [1/2]

◆ to_mql5_time() [2/2]

◆ to_str() [1/2]

◆ to_str() [2/2]

◆ to_str_ms() [1/2]

◆ to_str_ms() [2/2]

◆ to_string() [1/2]

◆ to_string() [2/2]

◆ to_string_ms() [1/2]

◆ to_string_ms() [2/2]

◆ to_windows_filename() [1/2]

◆ to_windows_filename() [2/2]

◆ to_windows_filename_ms() [1/2]

◆ to_windows_filename_ms() [2/2]